5757. Avvi
Strong's Lexicon
Avvi: Avvi

Original Word: עַוִּי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: `Avviy
Pronunciation: ahv-VEE
Phonetic Spelling: (av-vee')
Definition: Avvi
Meaning: an Avvite

Word Origin: Derived from the root עַוָּה (avah), which can mean to bend, twist, or pervert.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Avvi" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific proper noun referring to a people group in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The term "Avvi" refers to a people group mentioned in the Old Testament. They are identified as one of the ancient inhabitants of the land of Canaan, specifically in the region of Philistia. The Avvites are noted for their displacement by the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor (likely Crete).

Cultural and Historical Background: The Avvites were part of the broader Canaanite culture, which was characterized by a polytheistic religion and a society organized into city-states. The Avvites, like other Canaanite groups, were eventually displaced or assimilated by incoming peoples, such as the Philistines. This reflects the dynamic and often tumultuous history of the ancient Near East, where migrations and conquests frequently altered the demographic landscape.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Ivvah
Definition
inhab. of Avva
NASB Translation
Avvites (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[עַוִּי] adjective, of a people only plural הַעַוִּים as substantive, inhabitants of II. עַוָּה 2 Kings 17:31 (another עַוִּים below).

עוֺז

noun see עֹז below עזז.

עַוִּים proper name 1. of a people ׳הָע people on southwest coast of Mediterranean before the כַּפְתֹּרִים (q. v.) came Deuteronomy 2:23, and remaining thereafter Joshua 13:3 (D2), ᵐ5 Ευαιοι.

2. location ׳הָע city in Benjamin Joshua 18:23 (= הָעַי ?), ᵐ5 Αιειν, Αυειμ. — See also [עַוִּי] above

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Avims, Avites

Patrial from Ivvah; an Avvite or native of Avvah (only plural) -- Avims, Avites.

see HEBREW Ivvah

Forms and Transliterations
וְהָֽעַוִּ֛ים וְהָעַוִּ֛ים וְהָעַוִּֽים׃ והעוים והעוים׃ vehaavVim wə·hā·‘aw·wîm wəhā‘awwîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 2:23
HEB: וְהָֽעַוִּ֛ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים בַּחֲצֵרִ֖ים
INT: Avims lived Hazerim

Joshua 13:3
HEB: הַגִּתִּ֔י וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖י וְהָעַוִּֽים׃
INT: the Gittite the Ekronite Avims

2 Kings 17:31
HEB: וְהָעַוִּ֛ים עָשׂ֥וּ נִבְחַ֖ז
NAS: and the Avvites made Nibhaz
KJV: And the Avites made Nibhaz
INT: and the Avvites made Nibhaz

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5757
3 Occurrences


wə·hā·‘aw·wîm — 3 Occ.















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