Strong's Lexicon aqob: Deceitful, crooked Original Word: עָקֹב Word Origin: Derived from the root עָקַב (aqab), meaning "to be crooked" or "to be deceitful." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 1388: δόλιος (dolios) - deceitful - Strong's Greek 4646: σκολιός (skolios) - crooked, perverse Usage: The Hebrew word "aqob" is used to describe something that is deceitful or crooked. It often conveys the idea of being morally twisted or not straightforward. In the context of the Bible, it is used to describe the nature of the human heart as being inherently deceitful and not to be trusted without divine guidance. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the heart was considered the center of thought, emotion, and will. Describing the heart as "aqob" reflects a deep understanding of human nature's propensity towards sin and moral failure. This concept is consistent with the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes the need for divine intervention and transformation of the heart. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. עָקֹב adjective 1 insidious, deceitful, Jeremiah 17:9 עָקֹב הַלֵּב מִכֹּל. 2 foot-tracked (denominative from I. עָקֵב) Hosea 6:8 גִּלְעָד קִרְיַת מֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן עֲֹקֻבָּה מִדָּם. II. עָקֹב adjective steep, hilly (see √; compare Strong's Exhaustive Concordance crooked, deceitful, polluted From aqab; in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up); in the denominative sense (transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked -- crooked, deceitful, polluted. see HEBREW aqab Forms and Transliterations הֶֽעָקֹב֙ העקב עֲקֻבָּ֖ה עָקֹ֥ב עקב עקבה ‘ā·qōḇ ‘ă·qub·bāh ‘āqōḇ ‘ăqubbāh aKo akubBah he‘āqōḇ he·‘ā·qōḇ heaKoLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 40:4 HEB: יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ וְהָיָ֤ה הֶֽעָקֹב֙ לְמִישׁ֔וֹר וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים NAS: be made low; And let the rough ground become KJV: shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, INT: be made become the rough A plain and the rugged Jeremiah 17:9 Hosea 6:8 3 Occurrences |
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difficult mountain path, Qor 90:11 
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