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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
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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.
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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 - For though I should seem righteous, my mouth will be profane: and though I should seem blameless, I shall be proved perverse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:18 - He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:8 - and the way of peace they know not, neither is there judgment in their ways; for their paths by which they go are crooked, and they know not peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Hear now these words, ye chiefs of the house of Jacob, and the remnant of the house of Israel, who hate judgment, and pervert all righteousness;
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