Original Language Studio
Lamentations 3:36
“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָוַתʻâvath · aw-vath'
H5791 · Hebrew
H5791 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to wrest
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.
- Grammar
- לְ — preposition
- עַוֵּ֤ת — verb Piel, infinitive construct
- Usage
- Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 8:3Job 8:3Job 19:6Job 34:12Psalms 119:78
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 עָוַת 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.