הֶ/עָוֺ֣ן

𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤍

heaon

the iniquity

or עָווֹן; (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (אֲבַד)), from עָוָה; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil; fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

H5771

Isaiah 30:13 · Word #4

Lexicon H5771

Lemmaעָוֺן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤅𐤍
Transliterationʻâvôn
Strong'sH5771
In-contextthe iniquity

Morphology HTd/Ncbsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5771-33

the twistedness

Rootעוה (ʿ-w-h)
Core Meaningsto bend, twist, distort, pervert
Semantic Rangemoral perversity, iniquity, guilt, culpability, the consequences or punishment resulting from wrongdoing
Conceptual Significanceעָוֺן portrays sin not merely as legal transgression but as a distortion of what is straight and right. It often encompasses both the act of moral twisting and the guilt or burden that follows, highlighting the biblical view of sin as a corrupting force that bends individuals and communities away from covenantal order.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular common noun in the absolute state with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix; definite and singular.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עָוֺן derives from the root עוה, "to bend or twist," and denotes the state or result of moral distortion. Rendering it as "the twistedness" preserves the concrete root imagery of something bent out of its proper shape, while the definite article reflects the morphological marking (definite, singular, absolute).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עוה (to bend, twist, distort, pervert)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5771-01 aon crookedness
H5771-02 aonah her crookedness
H5771-03 aonam their crookedness

Word Usage (232 occurrences of H5771)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:13 עֲוֺנִ֖/י aoni my iniquity
Genesis 15:16 עֲוֺ֥ן aon iniquity
Genesis 19:15 בַּ/עֲוֺ֥ן baaon in the punishment