Original Language Studio
2 Kings 17:31
“And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עַוִּיʻAvvîy · av-vee'
H5757 · Hebrew
H5757 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an Avvite or native of Avvah (only plural)
- Derivation
- patrial from H5755 (עִוָּה);
- KJV renderings
- Avims, Avites.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הָ — particle (definite article)
- עַוִּ֛ים — gentilic noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Joshua 13:3
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עַוִּי here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.