Strong’s
H206Proper name, a place2 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Hosea 10:8אָוֶן
The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
- Amos 1:5אָוֶן
I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָ֫וֶן 85 n.m. trouble, sorrow, wickedness
1. trouble, sorrow
2. idolatry
3. trouble of iniquity, wickedness
Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.