The meaning of “עָקַשׁ”
Understanding ʻâqash reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt). - to knot or distort - figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse) ...
עָקַשׁ
make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt). - to knot or distort - figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse) 1) to be perverse, twist, pervert, make crooked, prove perverse, declare perverse 1a) (Niphal) to be crooked 1b) (Piel) to twist, distort, pervert, make crooked 1c) (Hiphil) to declare crooked 1d) (Qal) perverse
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 9:20 | “If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.” Word: עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash) | |
| Proverbs 10:9 | “He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.” Word: עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash) | |
| Proverbs 28:18 | “Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.” Word: עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash) | |
| Isaiah 59:8 | “The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.” Word: עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash) | |
| Micah 3:9 | “Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.” Word: עָקַשׁ (ʻâqash) |
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