UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: aj

Related lemmas: עקשׁ

Sense 1: to be a crook

Semantic domains: Evil (002001002007)

Core domains: Behavior (017)

Definition: literally: to be crooked (of a person); hence: = state in which humans lack integrity in everything they think or do

Synonyms: פתל · פְּתַלְתֹּל · תפל

Antonyms: ברר

DEU 32:5: RV DEU 32:5 · LV DEU 32:5 · Read together DEU 32:5

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OET-RV DEU 32:5

5 Yisrael (Israel) acted corruptly towards him—
⇔ they’re not his children, that’s their flaw.
⇔ ≈ They’re a perverse and crooked generation.

OET-LV DEU 32:5

5 It _has _acted _corruptly to_him/it not children _of_his blemish _of_their a _generation perverse and_crooked.

SA2 22:27: RV SA2 22:27 · LV SA2 22:27 · Read together SA2 22:27

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OET-RV SA2 22:27

27 With someone who purifies themself, you show yourself pure,
⇔ ^ but you show yourself deceptive to a crooked person.

OET-LV SA2 22:27

27 With one _who_purifies _himself you _show _yourself _pure and_with a _perverse_person you _show _yourself _twisted.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: RV DEU 32:5 · LV DEU 32:5 · Read together DEU 32:5

SA2: RV SA2 22:27 · LV SA2 22:27 · Read together SA2 22:27

PSA: RV PSA 18:26 · LV PSA 18:27 · Read together PSA 18:26

PRO: RV PRO 22:5 · LV PRO 22:5 · Read together PRO 22:5

Sense 2: to be crooked

Semantic domains: Wrong (002001003020)

Core domains: Behavior (017)

Definition: literally: to be crooked (of an event); hence: = state in which an event is considered morally and/or ethically unacceptable

PSA 101:4: RV PSA 101:4 · LV PSA 101:4 · Read together PSA 101:4

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OET-RV PSA 101:4

4 I will fight my inner perversity.
⇔ I refuse to take part in evil.

OET-LV PSA 101:4

4 A _heart perverse it _will _depart from_me evil not I _will _know.

PRO 2:15: RV PRO 2:15 · LV PRO 2:15 · Read together PRO 2:15

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OET-RV PRO 2:15

15 whose paths are crooked
⇔ ≈ and going astray in their tracks.

OET-LV PRO 2:15

15 Who paths _of_their are_twisted and_they_are_crooked in_tracks _of_their.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

PSA: RV PSA 101:4 · LV PSA 101:4 · Read together PSA 101:4

PRO: RV PRO 2:15 · RV PRO 8:8 · RV PRO 11:20 · RV PRO 17:20 · RV PRO 19:1 · RV PRO 28:6 · LV PRO 2:15 · LV PRO 8:8 · LV PRO 11:20 · LV PRO 17:20 · LV PRO 19:1 · LV PRO 28:6 · Read together PRO 2:15 · Read together PRO 8:8 · Read together PRO 11:20 · Read together PRO 17:20 · Read together PRO 19:1 · Read together PRO 28:6

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עִקֵּשׁ

Form 1

Sense 1: to be a crook

Sense 2: to be crooked

Form 2

Sense 1: Ikkesh