Genesis 15:16:7Gen.15.16.W7TAB
עֲוֺ֥ן
avon
“the iniquity of”
- Transliteration
- a-VON
- Extended
- ah-VOHN
- IPA
- /ʕăˈwoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the iniquity of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-VON
- phraseyour reading level
a-VON ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
KI lo-sha-LEM a-VON ha-e-mo-RI ad-HEN-na
- sentence
ve-DOR re-vi-I ya-SHU-vu HEN-na KI lo-sha-LEM a-VON ha-e-mo-RI ad-HEN-na
Exegesis
The noun avon {עֲוֺ֥ן | ʿă-wōn} ‘iniquity, guilt’ followed by the definite gentilic ha'emori {הָאֱמֹרִ֖י | hā-ʾĕ-mō-rî} forms a genitival relationship, effectively “the iniquity of the Amorite.”
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-n
“to bend, twist (morally), be guilty”
In context — Genesis 15:16
But in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 15:16, so the Hebrew word עֲוֺ֥ן (avon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.15.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.16.W7.S1) and character.