Quick Definition
(Valley of) Aven
Biblical Persons & Places
Aven_Valley
Valley of Aven
A location only mentioned at Amo.1.5;
only referred to as Aven Valley (בִּקְעָה אָ֫וֶן).
Strong's Definition
Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)
Derivation: the same as H205 (אָוֶן); idolatry;
KJV Usage: Aven. See also H204 (אוֹן), H1007 (בֵּית אָוֶן).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Aven = "vanity"
1) a name used contemptuously for the following places of idolatrous worship
1a) a city in Egypt, possibly On (Eze 30:17)
1b) Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8)
1c) A town or region in Syria (Am 1:5)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Aven = "vanity"
A town or region in Syria (Am 1:5)
a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship
Combined with biq.ah (בִּקְעָה " Valley" H1237J)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אָוֶן
âven
BDB Definition:
Aven = vanity
1) a name used contemptuously for the following places of idolatrous worship
1a) a city in Egypt, possibly On (Eze_30:17)
1b) Bethel with its calf worship (Hos_10:8)
1c) A town or region in Syria (Amo_1:5)
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as 205
Total KJV Occurrences: 3