Lexicon / H5792
עַוָּתָה
av.va.tah
  • oppression
  • subversion

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: oppression

subversion, bending

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: subversion

Root √עות: עָוַת vb be bent crooked Pi make crooked pervert = falsify scales;justice bend make crooked . Pu what is bent . Hithp and bend themselves .the strong men.

עַוָּתָה n.f subversion La 3:59 . i.e. deprivation of justice;—sf.