עוון

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

Noun

עָווֹן / עָוֺן • (avón) m (plural indefinite עוונות / עָוֺנוֹת, singular construct עוון־ / עֲוֺן־)

  1. iniquity
    • Tanach, Lamentations 4:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיִּגְדַּל עֲוֺן בַּת־עַמִּי מֵחַטַּאת סְדֹם הַהֲפוּכָה כְמוֹ־רָגַע וְלֹא־חָלוּ בָהּ יָדָיִם׃
      Va-yigdál avón bat 'ammí me-ḥataat S'dom, ha-hafukháh kh'mo rága v-lo ḥálu vah yadáyim.
      For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands fell upon her.
  2. (Jewish law) an intentional sin, done for the purpose of pleasure.
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Menachot 109:a:
      אמר רב ששת מנא אמינא לה דכתיב והיו לבית ישראל למכשול עון... ומכשול שוגג ועון מזיד
      Said Rav Sheshet, From where do I say that? As it is written, "And they became a stumbling block of iniquity unto the house of Israel."... And "stumbling block" refers to unintentionally, and "iniquity" refers to intentionality.

Declension

Declension of עָווֹן
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite עָווֹן first עֲווֹנִי עֲווֹנֵנוּ
definite הָעָווֹן second עֲווֹנְךָ עֲווֹנֵךְ עֲווֹנְכֶם עֲווֹנְכֶן
construct עֲווֹן־ third עֲווֹנוֹ עֲווֹנָהּ עֲווֹנָם עֲווֹנָן
plural indefinite עֲווֹנוֹת first עוונותיי / עֲווֹנוֹתַי עֲווֹנוֹתֵינוּ
definite הָעֲווֹנוֹת second עֲווֹנוֹתֶיךָ עוונותייך / עֲווֹנוֹתַיִךְ עֲווֹנוֹתֵיכֶם עֲווֹנוֹתֵיכֶן
construct עֲווֹנוֹת־ third עֲווֹנוֹתָיו עֲווֹנוֹתֶיהָ עֲווֹנוֹתָם עֲווֹנוֹתָן

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