עָוַן
avan · eye with suspicion
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5770 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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avan (עָוַן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “eye with suspicion”.
Look on someone with a hostile eye, watch him with suspicion or envy. It comes from the word "eye" and appears only once in the Bible (1 Samuel 18:9).
How to say it
a·van
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 18:9
And Saul was looking askance at David from that day on.