6140. aqash

Lexicon

aqash: To be perverse, to twist, to make crooked

Original Word: עָקַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: `aqash
Pronunciation: ah-KASH
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kash')
Definition: To be perverse, to twist, to make crooked
Meaning: to knot, distort, to pervert

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

make crooked, prove, that is perverse

A primitive root; to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse) -- make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to twist
NASB Translation
crooked* (1), declare me guilty (1), made their crooked (1), perverts (1), twist (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עָקַשׁ] verb twist (Late Hebrew id. (rare)); —

Niph`al Participle construct דְּרָכַיִם Proverbs 28:18 one crooked in ways (< plural, compare Toy).

Pi`el Perfect3plural עִקְּשׁז לָהֶם Isaiah 59:8 their paths they have twisted. Imperfect3masculine plural יְעַקֵּ֑שׁזּ Micah 3:9 all that is straight they make crooked; Participle מְעַקֵּשׁ דְּרָכָיו Proverbs 10:9 (compare Niph`al).

Hiph`il Imperfect וַיּעְקְשֵׁנִי Job 9:20 (Ges^{§ 53n}) he hath declared me crooked, devious (in life).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1294 (διαστρέφω, diastrephō): To distort, to turn aside, to pervert
• G4646 (σκολιός, skolios): Crooked, perverse

These Greek terms share a similar semantic range with עָקַשׁ, emphasizing the themes of distortion and moral deviation. They are used in the New Testament to describe actions or teachings that deviate from the truth or lead others astray.

Usage: The verb עָקַשׁ (ʿāqaš) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions or behaviors that are twisted, distorted, or perverted. It conveys the idea of deviating from a straight path or corrupting what is right and true.

Context: The Hebrew verb עָקַשׁ (ʿāqaš) appears in contexts that emphasize moral or ethical distortion. It is often used metaphorically to describe the perversion of justice or truth. The term suggests a deliberate twisting or bending away from what is considered righteous or just. In the biblical narrative, this word is employed to highlight the contrast between God's righteous standards and human actions that deviate from those standards.

For example, in Proverbs 17:20 (BSB), it is written: "He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble." Here, the concept of a "perverse heart" reflects the inner moral corruption that leads to negative consequences. The use of עָקַשׁ underscores the seriousness of moral deviation and its impact on one's life.

The term is also used in contexts where leaders or judges are warned against perverting justice. In such cases, עָקַשׁ serves as a reminder of the importance of maintaining integrity and righteousness in positions of authority.

Forms and Transliterations

וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ וּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁ ויעקשני׃ ומעקש ונעקש יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ יעקשו׃ עִקְּשׁ֣וּ עקשו ‘iq·qə·šū ‘iqqəšū ikkeShu ū·mə·‘aq·qêš ūmə‘aqqêš umeakKesh VaiyakeSheni veneKash way·ya‘·qə·šê·nî wayya‘qəšênî wə·ne‘·qaš wəne‘qaš yə‘aqqêšū yə·‘aq·qê·šū yeakKeshu

Englishman's Concordance

Job 9:20
HEB: תָּֽם־ אָ֝֗נִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃
NAS: me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
KJV: me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
INT: I am guiltless I will declare

Proverbs 10:9
HEB: יֵ֣לֶךְ בֶּ֑טַח וּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו יִוָּדֵֽעַ׃
NAS: securely, But he who perverts his ways
KJV: surely: but he that perverteth his ways
INT: walks securely perverts his ways will be found

Proverbs 28:18
HEB: תָּ֭מִים יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם יִפּ֥וֹל
NAS: will be delivered, But he who is crooked will fall
KJV: shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways
INT: blamelessly will be delivered perverse ways will fall

Isaiah 59:8
HEB: בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑ם נְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ עִקְּשׁ֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם כֹּ֚ל
NAS: in their tracks; They have made their paths
KJV: in their goings: they have made them crooked paths:
INT: their tracks their paths have made like Whoever

Micah 3:9
HEB: כָּל־ הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃
NAS: justice And twist everything
KJV: judgment, and pervert all equity.
INT: everything is straight and twist

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6140
5 Occurrences

‘iq·qə·šū — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·‘aq·qêš — 1 Occ.
way·ya‘·qə·šê·nî — 1 Occ.
wə·ne‘·qaš — 1 Occ.
yə·‘aq·qê·šū — 1 Occ.