Hebrew · H6466, H205 · unreviewed

פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן

To do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise · strictly nothingness ; also trouble , vanity , wickedness ; specifically an idol

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פָּעַל H6466 to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
אָוֶן H205 strictly nothingness ; also trouble , vanity , wickedness ; specifically an idol
Pronunciation aven
Radical emptiness underlying all forms of evil, trouble, and idolatry—nothingness as moral and spiritual corruption.
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What does פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן (poale aven) mean in the Bible?

פָּעַל · אָוֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "workers of iniquity, doers of evil".

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Meaning

workers of iniquity, doers of evil
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 46×
Participle active Hab 1:5 · Hos 6:8 · Isa 31:2 · Job 34:8 · Job 34:22 · Ps 5:6 · Ps 6:9 · Ps 14:4 · Ps 28:3 · Ps 36:13 · Ps 53:5 · Ps 64:3 · Ps 74:12 · Ps 92:8 · Ps 92:10 · Ps 94:4 21×
Perfect Exod 15:17 · Isa 26:12 · Job 36:23 · Ps 31:20 · Ps 44:2 · Ps 68:29 · Deut 32:27 · Isa 41:4 · Num 23:23 · Prov 16:4 · Ps 11:3 · Hos 7:1 · Ps 119:3 · Zeph 2:3 · Job 34:32 · Prov 30:20 16×
Imperfect Isa 44:15 · Job 22:17 · Job 33:29 · Ps 7:14 · Ps 7:16 · Isa 43:13 · Job 7:20 · Job 11:8 · Job 35:6
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