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עָוַת — Brown–Driver–Briggs | Berean Institutes

Brown–Driver–Briggs: עָוַת

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עָוַת

ʿāwat

be bent

[עָוַת] vb. be bent, crooked

Pi.

a. make crooked = falsify scales; pervert justice

2. bend, make crooked

Pu. what is bent

Hithp. and the strong men bend themselves.

Brown–Driver–Briggs — CC-BY-4.0

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) Hebrew Lexicon, openscriptures/HebrewLexicon, CC BY 4.0. Curated by Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project.