עִקְּשׁוּת
ʿiqqĕšût
crookedness
Strong's H6143NounHebrewTWOT 1684b

עִקְּשׁוּת (ʿiqqĕšût) is a Hebrew noun meaning crookedness. It appears 2 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6143).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1684b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1684b)crookedness; perversity
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עִקְּשׁוּת noun, feminine: crookedness

Strong's H6143 עִקְּשׁוּת: perversity
KJV:× froward.

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

Proverbs 4:24

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