עָוָה (ʿāwâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning bend. It appears 17 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5753).

Also rendered

• commit iniquity
• to twist

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1577)

Root family 1577: עָוָה ʿāwâ — bend, twist, distort

• עָוֺן ʿāwōn — iniquity
• עִי ʿî — ruin
• עַוָּה ʿawwâ — distortion
• מְעִי mĕʿî — ruin-heap
• עִוְעִים ʿiwʿîm — distorting
• בְּעִי bĕʿî — ruin

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