Aven (אוון) means evil in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
evil
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Aven.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רשע, עול, רעה.
כֵּן, דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה מְנָאָפֶת: אָכְלָה, וּמָחֲתָה פִיהָ; וְאָמְרָה, לֹא-פָעַלְתִּי אָוֶן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Aven is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָוֶן
- Written without vowel points
- אוון
- Said
- aven
- Root
- א־ו־נ
- Pattern
- קָוֶל
- Gematria
- 63
This is how Aven is said in other languages.
- English
- evil
- Spanish
- maldad
These words mean nearly the same as Aven.
- רשע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Aven.
The word Aven is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חקקי און
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Aven comes from the root א־ו־נ, like these words.
This is where the word Aven comes from.
מילה מקראית. לפי גסניוס, מהשורש של אֵין, אַיִן במובן של ריקנות, אפסיות, הבלות, ולכן רוע, רשע.
These words come before and after Aven in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aven.
What does Aven (אוון) mean in Hebrew?
Aven (אוון) means evil. It is said aven, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Aven (אוון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Aven (אוון) are רשע.
What rhymes with Aven (אוון)?
Words that rhyme with Aven (אוון) include גוון.
Is Aven (אוון) masculine or feminine?
The word Aven (אוון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry און of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.