H5766 - עֶוֶל (evel)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H5766
Original: עֶוֶל
Transliteration: evel
Pronunciation: eh-vel
Part of Speech: masculine/feminine noun
Root: not populated in the Strong's DB
Occurrences: 51 unique OT verses; 53 tokens
First Occurrence: Lev 19:15 - "Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From the lexicon table: evel, with alternate forms avel, avlah, owlah; moral evil. KJV renderings include "iniquity," "perverseness," "unjust," "unjustly," "unrighteousness," "unrighteously," "wicked," and "wickedness."

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
iniquity	25	49.0%
wickedness	4	7.8%
of wickedness	3	5.9%
unrighteousness	3	5.9%
and iniquity	2	3.9%
other single-verse renderings	14	27.5%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Zephaniah	2	3.8
Malachi	1	1.8
Habakkuk	1	1.8
Job	12	1.1
Micah	1	1.0
Ezekiel	9	0.7
Psalms	12	0.5
Hosea	1	0.5
2 Samuel	2	0.3
Leviticus	2	0.2
Deuteronomy	2	0.2
Proverbs	2	0.2
2 Chronicles	1	0.1
Jeremiah	1	0.1
1 Chronicles	1	0.1
Isaiah	1	0.1

Wisdom/poetry and Ezekiel carry the largest counts; short prophetic books have high density.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Judicial Unrighteousness / Unjust Measures¶

Lev 19:15 - no unrighteousness in judgment.
Lev 19:35 - no unrighteousness in measure/weight.
Deut 25:16 - those doing unrighteously are an abomination.
2 Chr 19:7 - no iniquity with YHWH in judgment.

2. Moral Evil in Speech and Action¶

Job 6:30 - "Is there iniquity in my tongue?"
Job 13:7 - "Will ye speak wickedly for God?"
Job 27:4 - lips and tongue not speaking wickedness/deceit.
Mal 2:6 - iniquity not found in his lips.

3. Iniquity as Deviation from Righteous Conduct¶

Job 34:10 - far be it from God to do wickedness.
Eze 18:24 - a righteous person turns and commits iniquity.
Eze 33:18 - turning from righteousness and committing iniquity.
Zeph 3:13 - remnant does not do iniquity or speak lies.

4. Iniquity Attached to Building, Violence, or Gain¶

Prov 22:8 - sowing iniquity and reaping vanity.
Isa 59:3 - hands/fingers/lips associated with iniquity and lies.
Mic 3:10 - building Jerusalem with iniquity.
Hab 2:12 - establishing a city by iniquity.

5. Removal / Rejection of Iniquity¶

Job 11:14 - put iniquity far away from the hand.
Job 22:23 - put iniquity far from tents.
Eze 33:15 - walking without committing iniquity.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
do/make	H6213	16x	committing/doing iniquity or unrighteousness
righteous	H6662	9x	righteous person contrasted with iniquity
return	H7725	9x	turning/returning from or to conduct
way	H1870	6x	conduct/path context
hand	H3027	6x	iniquity in hand or by action
YHWH	H3068	6x	divine judgment/righteousness context
die	H4191	6x	consequences in Ezekiel life/death contexts
judgment	H4941	5x	legal/judicial unrighteousness
righteousness	H6666	5x	contrast with righteousness

Semantic Domain¶

Wrong [002001003020] - includes H205 aven, H206 aven, H1352 goal, H2019 haphakpak, H2149 zulluth, H2151 zalal.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
עָוֹן (avon)	H5771	iniquity	broader guilt/iniquity and its consequence/punishment
אָוֶן (aven)	H205	iniquity/wickedness	trouble, vanity, evil, often harmful emptiness
רֶשַׁע (resha)	H7562	wickedness	wrong/wickedness as moral/legal guilt
חַטָּאָה (chattaah)	H2403	iniquity via LXX overlap	sin/sin-offering vocabulary; distinct cultic range
ἀδικία (adikia)	G93	unrighteousness/iniquity	main Greek bridge for injustice/unrighteousness
ἀνομία (anomia)	G458	iniquity	lawlessness; overlaps but not the primary bridge here

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occurrences	PMI	Score	Notes
ἀδικία (adikia) G93	23	5.92	18.81	primary noun bridge
ἄδικος (adikos) G94	14	6.30	17.06	adjectival unjust bridge
ἀνομία (anomia) G458	12	4.82	12.36	lawlessness/iniquity overlap
δίκαιος (dikaios) G1342	12	4.25	10.89	justice/righteousness contrast contexts
παράπτωμα (paraptoma) G3900	3	6.38	8.85	trespass/lapse overlap