H206: אָוֶן
ʼÂven · pronounced aw'-ven · “(Valley of) Aven”
Definition
Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)
KJV translates it as: Aven. See also H204 (אוֹן), H1007 (בֵּית אָוֶן).
Word origin: the same as H205 (אָוֶן); idolatry;
Extended definition
A town or region in Syria (<ref="Amo.1.5">Am 1:5)
a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship
Combined with biq.ah (בִּקְעָה " Valley" H1237J)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H206 is translated
- wickedness ×1
- aven ×1
Bible verses with H206 (ʼÂven)
ʼâven appears in 2 verses.
- Hosea 10:8
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
- Amos 1:5
I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.