4625. maaqash

Lexicon

maaqash: Crookedness, perversity

Original Word: מַעֲקָשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ma`aqash
Pronunciation: mah-ah-kaysh
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ak-awsh')
Definition: Crookedness, perversity
Meaning: a crook

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

crooked thing

From aqash; a crook (in a road) -- crooked thing.

see HEBREW aqash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from aqash
Definition
a twisted or crooked place
NASB Translation
rugged places (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מַעֲקָשׁ] noun [masculine] twisted, crooked place; — plural מַעֲקַשִׁים Isaiah 42:16 (opposed to מִישׁוֺר).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָקַשׁ (âqash), which means to twist or pervert.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 4646: σκολιός (skolios) • meaning crooked or perverse, often used in the New Testament to describe moral or ethical deviation.
• Strong's Greek Number 1294: διαστρέφω (diastrepho) • meaning to distort or pervert, used to describe the act of twisting or corrupting something from its intended purpose or truth.

These Greek terms, like their Hebrew counterpart, emphasize the concept of deviation from a straight or righteous path, underscoring the biblical theme of the importance of adhering to God's ways.

Usage: The word מַעֲקָשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a path or way that is morally or ethically twisted, often in contrast to the straight and righteous path. It is used to describe actions or behaviors that deviate from what is considered just or upright.

Context: The term מַעֲקָשׁ appears in the Hebrew Bible to illustrate the concept of moral deviation or perversion. It is often used in wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, to contrast the righteous path with the way of the wicked. For example, in Proverbs 2:15, the term is used to describe those "whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious." This usage highlights the moral and ethical implications of choosing a path that is not aligned with divine wisdom and righteousness. The imagery of a crooked path serves as a powerful metaphor for the consequences of straying from God's commandments and the inherent dangers of living a life marked by deceit and moral compromise.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ ומעקשים ū·ma·‘ă·qaš·šîm ūma‘ăqaššîm umaakashShim

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 42:16
HEB: לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם לָא֗וֹר וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ לְמִישׁ֔וֹר אֵ֚לֶּה
NAS: before them And rugged places into plains.
KJV: before them, and crooked things straight.
INT: before light and rugged plains These

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4625
1 Occurrence

ū·ma·‘ă·qaš·šîm — 1 Occ.