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Lexicon :: Strong's H6140 - ʿāqaš

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עָקַשׁ
Transliteration
ʿāqaš
Pronunciation
aw-kash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1684

Strong’s Definitions

עָקַשׁ ʻâqash, aw-kash'; a primitive root; to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse):—make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H6140 in the following manner: perverse (2x), pervert (2x), crooked (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H6140 in the following manner: perverse (2x), pervert (2x), crooked (1x).

  1. to be perverse, twist, pervert, make crooked, prove perverse, declare perverse

    1. (Niphal) to be crooked

    2. (Piel) to twist, distort, pervert, make crooked

    3. (Hiphil) to declare crooked

    4. (Qal) perverse

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָקַשׁ ʻâqash, aw-kash'; a primitive root; to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse):—make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt).
STRONGS H6140: Abbreviations
† [עָקַשׁ] verb twist (Late Hebrew id. (rare)); —
Niph. Participle construct דְּרָכַיִם Proverbs 28:18 one crooked in ways (< plural, compare Toy).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person plural עִקְּשׁז לָהֶם Isaiah 59:8 their paths they have twisted. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְעַקֵּ֑שׁזּ Micah 3:9 all that is straight they make crooked; Participle מְעַקֵּשׁ דְּרָכָיו Proverbs 10:9 (compare Niph.).
Hiph. Imperfect וַיּעְקְשֵׁנִי Job 9:20 (Ges§ 53 n) he hath declared me crooked, devious (in life).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

9:20

Proverbs

10:9; 28:18

Isaiah

59:8

Micah

3:9

H6140

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6140 matches the Hebrew עָקַשׁ (ʿāqaš),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:20 - “Though H518 I am righteous, H6663 my mouth H6310 will condemn H7561 me;
Though I am guiltless, H8535 He will declare H6140 me guilty. H6140

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - He who walks H1980 in integrity H8537 walks H1980 securely, H983
But he who perverts H6140 his ways H1870 will be found H3045 out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:18 - He who walks H1980 blamelessly H8549 will be delivered, H3467
But he who is [fn]crooked H6140 H1870 will fall H5307 all H259 at once. H259

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:8 - They do not know H3045 the way H1870 of peace, H7965
And there H369 is no H369 justice H4941 in their tracks; H4570
They have made H6140 their paths H5410 crooked, H6140
Whoever H3605 treads H1869 on [fn]them does not know H3045 peace. H7965

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Now H4994 hear H8085 this, H2088 heads H7218 of the house H1004 of Jacob H3290
And rulers H7101 of the house H1004 of Israel, H3478
Who abhor H8581 justice H4941
And twist H6140 everything H3605 that is straight, H3477
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