עִקֵּשׁ iqqesh
Hebrew word for “twisted” · Strong’s H6141 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted
How it is translated
Glosses given for iqqesh in context, with how often each is used:
- perverse person 3
- perverse 2
- more than the person perverse 2
- twisted 1
- distorted thing 1
- perverse people 1
- person twisted 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 7 | 1.0 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 32 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), Psalms 18 (1), Psalms 101 (1), Proverbs 2 (1), Proverbs 8 (1), Proverbs 11 (1), Proverbs 17 (1), Proverbs 19 (1), Proverbs 22 (1)
Forms
- עקשׁ 6
- מעקשׁ 2
- עקשׁים 1
- ועקשׁ 1
- עקשׁי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with iqqesh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פָּתַל patal “to twist” 3
- בָּרַר barar “to purify” 2
- תֹּם tom “integrity” 2
- רוּשׁ rush “be poor” 2
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 3
- דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 3
- לֵב lev “heart” 2
- רַע ra “bad” 2
- עִם im “with” 2
- הֶם hem “them” 2
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 2
Key verses
The verses using iqqesh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 32:5 — They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
- 2 Samuel 22:27 — With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
- Psalms 18:26 — With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
- Psalms 101:4 — A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
- Proverbs 2:15 — Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
- Proverbs 8:8 — All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
- Proverbs 11:20 — They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
- Proverbs 17:20 — He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
- Proverbs 19:1 — Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
- Proverbs 22:5 — Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
- Proverbs 28:6 — Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.