עַוָּל

«עַוָּל» in the Tanakh dictionary: unjust — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 5 times · Key: 5767 · BDB: עַוָּל

Glosses

an.unjust.person (3); of.[the].unjust.person (1); of.an.unjust.person (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

unjust tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. unjust, unrighteous one tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. unjust, unrighteous one;—especially of oppressive ruler Zp 3:5; Jb 18:21; 27:7 (‖ רָשָׁע), 29:17; 31:3 (‖ פֹּעֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן); prob. also 16:11 (for MT עֲוִיל, so Di; ‖ רְשָׁעִים).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 5 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (24 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (17 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «עַוָּל» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Job 18:21

אַךְ־אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וְ֝זֶ֗ה מְק֣וֹם לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃ס

Word for word: surely these [are].the.dwelling.places of.an.unjust.person and this [is.the].place of.[one.who].not he.knows God

JPS 1917: Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

Job 27:7

יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל׃

Word for word: may.he.be like a.wicked.[person] enemy my and [one who].raises.himself.against.me like an.unjust.person

JPS 1917: Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

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