Jeremiah 14:20:4Jer.14.20.W4TAB
עֲוֺ֣ן
avon
“iniquity”
- Transliteration
- a-VON
- Extended
- ah-VOHN
- IPA
- /ʕăˈwoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- iniquity
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VON
- phraseyour reading level
a-VON a-vo-TE-nu
- clause
ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH rish-e-NU a-VON a-vo-TE-nu
- sentence
ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH rish-e-NU a-VON a-vo-TE-nu KI kha-TA-nu LAKH
Exegesis
The parallel construct rishenu {רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּ | riš-ʿê-nū} ‘our wickedness’ and the appositional noun phrase avon avoteinu {עֲוֺן אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ | ʿā-ḇōn ʾă-ḇō-ṯê-nū} ‘iniquity of our fathers’ highlight collective guilt.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–waw–nun
“iniquity, guilt”
In context — Jeremiah 14:20
We acknowledge, O LORD , our wickedness , and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against You.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 14:20, so the Hebrew word עֲוֺ֣ן (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 Jer.14.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.20.W4.S1) and character.