H206 — אָוֶן (ʼÂven)
Strong's H206 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: אָוֶן (ʼÂven)
Pronunciation: aw'-ven
Morphology: n-pr-loc
Name Meaning: Aven = "vanity"
Derivation: the same as אָוֶן (ʼâven) [H205]; idolatry;
Definition: Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)
KJV Renderings: Aven. See also אוֹן (ʼÔwn) [H204], בֵּית אָוֶן (Bêyth ʼÂven) [H1007].
Senses
- a name used contemptuously for the following places of idolatrous worship
- a city in Egypt, possibly On (Eze 30:17)
- Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8)
- A town or region in Syria (Am 1:5)
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1007 | בֵּית אָוֶן | Bêyth ʼÂven | from בַּיִת (bayith) H1004 and אָוֶן (ʼâven) H205; house of vanity | Beth-Aven, a place in Palestine | Beth-aven |
| H204 | אוֹן | ʼÔwn | or (shortened); אֹן (ʼÔn); of Egyptian derivation | On, a city of Egypt | On |
| H205 | אָוֶן | ʼâven | from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught) | strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol | affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H369 |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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