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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.
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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 Box Job 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:20 - Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:9 - He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:18 - Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; But one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:8 - The way of shalom they don't know; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whoever goes therein does not know shalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Ya`akov, And rulers of the house of Yisra'el, Who abhor justice, And pervert all equity.
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