עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash) — Make Crooked
Hebrew word study: עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash), Strong's H6140. to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse)
KJV translation words: make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt).
Strong's H6140 is tagged on 5 words in 5 verses across 4 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Job 9:20 and last appears in Micah 3:9.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 5)
- Job 9:20 — וַיַּעְקְשֵׁנִי — and it declared guilty me
- Proverbs 10:9 — וּמְעַקֵּשׁ — and one who perverts
- Proverbs 28:18 — וְנֶעְקַשׁ — and one who is crooked of
- Isaiah 59:8 — עִקְּשׁוּ — they have made crooked
- Micah 3:9 — יְעַקֵּשׁוּ — they make crooked
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4625 מַעֲקָשׁ (maʻăqâsh), H6141 עִקֵּשׁ (ʻiqqêsh).
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What does ʻâqash (H6140) mean?
To knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse).
How is H6140 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6140 as: make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt)..
How often does עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash) appear?
Strong's H6140 is tagged on 5 words in 5 verses across 4 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Job 9:20 and last appears in Micah 3:9.
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