עוון

Hebrew[edit]

עָווֹן / עָוֺן • (avón) m (plural indefinite עוונות / עָוֺנוֹת, singular construct עוון־ / עֲוֺן־)

iniquity
- Tanach, Lamentations 4:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  וַיִּגְדַּל עֲוֺן בַּת־עַמִּי מֵחַטַּאת סְדֹם הַהֲפוּכָה כְמוֹ־רָגַע וְלֹא־חָלוּ בָהּ יָדָיִם׃
  Va-yigdál avón bat 'ammí me-ḥataat S'dom, ha-hafukháh kh'mo rága v-lo ḥálu vah yadáyim.
  For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands fell upon her.
(Jewish law) an intentional sin, done for the purpose of pleasure.
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Menachot 109:a:
  אמר רב ששת מנא אמינא לה דכתיב והיו לבית ישראל למכשול עון... ומכשול שוגג ועון מזיד
  Said Rav Sheshet, From where do I say that? As it is written, "And they became a stumbling block of iniquity unto the house of Israel."... And "stumbling block" refers to unintentionally, and "iniquity" refers to intentionality.
(law) misdemeanor

Declension of עָווֹן