עִקֵּשׁ
ʿiqqēš
twisted
Strong's H6141AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 1684a

עִקֵּשׁ (ʿiqqēš) is a Hebrew adjective meaning twisted. It appears 11 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6141).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1684a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1684a)twisted, perverted; distorted, false; crooked, froward, perverse
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עִקֵּשׁ adjective: twisted, perverted

Strong's H6141 עִקֵּשׁ: distorted; hence, false
KJV:crooked, froward, perverse.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1684: עָקַשׁ ʿāqaš — twist; one crooked in ways; knot, distort, pervert; make crooked, perverse

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 32:52 Samuel 22:27Psalms 101:4

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