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title: עֲוָיָה — iniquity · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: עֲוָיָה (lemma:עֲוָיָה), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 1 times: iniquity. BDB 1906: n.f. iniquity. With 1 verse in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עֲוָיָה

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«עֲוָיָה» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **iniquity** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** lemma:עֲוָיָה · **BDB:** עֲוָיָה

### Glosses

iniquities (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

iniquity [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b2_5d5_5b8_5d9_5b8_5d4/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. iniquity [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b2_5d5_5b8_5d9_5b8_5d4/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. iniquity (BH II. עוה, עָוֹן; cf. 𝔗 עֲוָיָא);—pl. sf. עֲוָיָתָךְ (K§ 56 a) β) 2) Dn 4:24.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: none

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עֲוָיָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b2_5d5_5b8_5d9_5b8_5d4/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 4:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.4.24/)

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לָהֵ֣ן מַלְכָּ֗א מִלְכִּי֙ יִשְׁפַּ֣ר עֲלָ֔ךְ וַחֲטָאָךְ֙ בְּצִדְקָ֣ה פְרֻ֔ק וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ בְּמִחַ֣ן עֲנָ֑יִן הֵ֛ן תֶּהֱוֵ֥א אַרְכָ֖ה לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃

*Word for word:* therefore O king advice my let.it.be.acceptable to you and sin your by right.doing break.off! and iniquities your by showing.mercy.to poor.people whether it.will.be a.prolonging of prosperity your

*JPS 1917:* Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy prosperity.'

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