1) to be perverse, twist, pervert, make crooked, prove perverse, declare perverse 1a) (Niphal) to be crooked 1b) (Piel) to twist, distort, pervert, make crooked 1c) (Hiphil) to declare crooked 1d) (Qal) perverse
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H6140 — עָקַשׁ
a.qash · to twist · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Job 9:20 · וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.Proverbs 10:9 · וּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁHe who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.Proverbs 28:18 · וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁHe who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.Isaiah 59:8 · עִקְּשׁ֣וּThe way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.Micah 3:9 · יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,