עָקַשׁ

Strong’s Definition

to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be perverse, twist, pervert, make crooked, prove perverse, declare perverse
• 2.(niphal) to be crooked
• 3.(piel) to twist, distort, pervert, make crooked
• 4.(hiphil) to declare crooked
• 5.(qal) perverse

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâqash; Pronunciation: aw-kash'