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Psalms 36:5

“Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אָוֶןʼâven · aw-ven'
H205 · Hebrew

Definition: strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
Derivation: from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught);
KJV renderings: affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).
Grammar: אָ֤וֶן — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 79 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 23:21 Deuteronomy 26:14 1 Samuel 15:23 Job 4:8 Job 5:6

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.