עָוַת (ʿāwat) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be bent. It appears
11 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5791).
Also rendered
to pervert
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1591)
Root family 1591: עָוַתʿāwat — bend, make crooked, pervert. (ASV, RSV similar with the former using such synonyms as “subvert” and “overthrow.”) Used only in the intensive conjugations