H5791. avath

[עָוַת‎] verb be bent, crooked (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el, Nithpa`el; Aramaic עַוֵּית‎ Pa`el; compare , deceive PS³⁰⁰⁸); —

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular suffix עִוְּתָ֑נִי‎ Job 19:6, עִוְּתוֺ‎ Eccl 7:13; 3plural suffix עִוְּתוּנִי‎ Psa 119:78; Imperfect3masculine singular יְעַוֵּת‎ 146:9; Job 8:3, יְעַוֶּתֿ‎ 8:3; Infinitive לְעַוֵּת‎ Amos 8:5; Lam 3:22; —

1. a. make crooked = falsify, scales Amos 8:5; pervert justice (צֶדֶק מִשְׁמָּט,‎) Job 8:3 (twice in verse); 34:12 (all God subject); with accusative of person subvert (i.e. deprive of justice), ׳לְע בְּרִיבוֺ אָדָם‎ Lam 3:36, compare Psa 119:78; so עִוְּתָ֑נִי‎ Job 19:6 (׳י‎ subject).

2 bend, make crooked, רְשָׁעִים דֶּרֶךְ‎ Psa 146:9 (׳י‎ subject); in General Eccl 7:13 (God subject; opposed to תִּקֵּן‎).

Pu`al Participle מְעֻוָּת‎ Eccl 1:15 what is bent (opposed to תְּקֹן‎).

Hithpa`el Perfect3plural consecutive וְהִתְעַוְּתוּ‎ Eccl 12:3 and the strong men bend themselves.

詞類次數：動詞（11）

原文字根：曲解

字義溯源：曲解*，屈身，扭曲，彎曲，使其曲，作偽，傾覆，欺哄，謬論，偏離，誤解，滅亡，顛倒

出現次數：總共（11）；伯（4）；詩（2）；傳（3）；哀（1）；摩（1）

譯字彙編：

1）曲解（2）伯8:3；哀3:36；

2）傾覆我（2）伯19:6；詩119:78；

3）卻使⋯彎曲（1）詩146:9；

4）欺哄人（1）摩8:5；

5）屈身（1）傳12:3；

6）彎曲的（1）傳1:15；

7）謬論（1）伯8:3；

8）偏離（1）伯34:12；

9）使其曲的（1）傳7:13