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עֲוִיל

𐤏𐤅𐤉𐤋

ʻăvîyl

H5760 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עול to act wrongfully, to do injustice, to pervert (morally)

Definition

A person who acts unjustly or commits wrongdoing; someone characterized by moral deviation, wickedness, or a lack of justice. Used to describe individuals who depart from accepted standards of justice or righteousness, often in the context of legal or moral failure. May also denote a person consistently engaged in wrongdoing or displaying a pattern of behavior contrary to ethical norms.

Semantic Range

one who is unjust, person who commits wrongdoing, person who acts perversely in a moral or legal sense, evildoer, morally corrupt person

Root / Etymology

From the root עול (ayin-vav-lamed), originally meaning 'to act wrongfully, to do injustice, to be perverse.' The noun עֲוִיל is derived from this root and denotes one who embodies the trait of being unjust or wrongful in action. The form reflects an adjectival noun, describing a person marked by such behavior.

Historical & Contextual Notes

עֲוִיל is an uncommon word in Biblical Hebrew, attested in poetic or wisdom literature (e.g., Job 5:3) to describe those whose conduct is morally corrupt or deviates from the path of justice. The term is related to other derivatives of the root עול (such as עַוְלָה, 'injustice' or 'wrongdoing'), but focuses on the personification of the trait rather than an act or abstract quality. English translations often render it 'wicked' or 'ungodly,' but in biblical context, the term primarily refers to acts of injustice rather than to impiety or irreligion per se. Care must be taken not to conflate the term with culturally later concepts of religious 'ungodliness.' The semantic emphasis is upon deviation from ethical norms, especially justice, which is central in ancient Israelite society and law.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from עֲוַל; perverse (morally); ungodly.

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Root Family

עול (ʿ-w-l) — to act wrongfully, to do injustice, to pervert morally

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5759 עֲוִיל their nursing infants
H5763 עוּל to suckle
H5764 עוּל nursing infant of
H5765 עֲוַל from injustice
H5766 עֶוֶל injustice

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5760-01 עֲוִ֑יל avil HNcmsa the unjust unjust man 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5760-01 Job 16:11 עֲוִ֑יל avil HNcmsa the unjust unjust man
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