הֶעֱוּוּ֙
𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤅
heeuu
they have perverted
a primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively; do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, [idiom] turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
Jeremiah 3:21 · Word #10
Lexicon H5753
| Lemma | עָוָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤅𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻâvâh |
| Strong's | H5753 |
| In-context | they have perverted |
Morphology HVhp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H5753-04
they have made crooked
| Root | עוה (ʿ-w-h) |
| Core Meanings | crookedness, bending, twisting, distortion, perversion |
| Semantic Range | to bend, twist, distort, pervert, act perversely, commit iniquity, do wrong, turn aside |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical theology, crookedness contrasts with uprightness and ישר (straightness). To "make crooked" often signifies moral distortion—corrupting justice, truth, or covenant faithfulness—depicting sin as a deviation from the straight path ordained by YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative) stem, perfect (completed action), 3rd person common plural. The Hiphil expresses causing or bringing about a state of crookedness or distortion. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root עוה conveys the idea of bending or making something crooked, whether physically or morally. In the Hiphil stem (causative) perfect 3rd common plural, the form means "they have caused to be crooked" or "they have made crooked," preserving both the causative force and the completed action of the plural subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עוה (crookedness, bending, twisting, distortion, perversion)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5771-01 |
aon | crookedness |
H5771-02 |
aonah | her crookedness |
H5771-03 |
aonam | their crookedness |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of H5753)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 20:30 | נַעֲוַ֖ת | naavat | perverse |
| 2 Samuel 7:14 | בְּ/הַ֣עֲוֺת֔/וֹ | behaaoto | he sins |
| 2 Samuel 19:20 | הֶעֱוָ֣ה | heevah | did perversely |