ʻăval — H5765

Definition

verb

to distort (morally)

1. to act wrongfully or unjustly, deviate from
1. (Piel) to act wrongfully

Usually translated as

deal unjustly, unrighteous

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• paranoméō (G3891)
• poiéō (G4160)

Occurrences

ʻăval occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (1), Isaiah (1)

• Psalms 71:4 — Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous (מְעַוֵּ֣ל) and cruel man.
• Isaiah 26:10 — Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly (יְעַוֵּ֑ל), and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.