Strong's Hebrew: 4625. מַעֲקַשִּׁים (maaqash) -- Crookedness, perversity

Strong's Lexicon

maaqash: Crookedness, perversity

Original Word: מַעֲקָשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ma`aqash
Pronunciation: mah-ah-kaysh
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ak-awsh')
Definition: Crookedness, perversity
Meaning: a crook

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָקַשׁ (aqash), meaning "to twist" or "to pervert."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is σκολιός (skolios), which also means "crooked" or "perverse." This term appears in the New Testament, such as in Philippians 2:15, where believers are called to be "blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation."

Usage: The term "maaqash" refers to something that is twisted or perverse, often used metaphorically to describe moral or ethical corruption. It conveys the idea of deviating from a straight path, both literally and figuratively, and is often associated with deceit or moral failing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of a "straight path" was often used to symbolize righteousness and adherence to God's laws. Conversely, a "crooked" path symbolized moral deviation and sin. The Israelites were frequently admonished by prophets to avoid crookedness and to walk in the ways of the Lord, emphasizing the importance of integrity and uprightness in their covenant relationship with God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from aqash
Definition
a twisted or crooked place
NASB Translation
rugged places (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מַעֲקָשׁ] noun [masculine] twisted, crooked place; — plural מַעֲקַשִׁים Isaiah 42:16 (opposed to מִישׁוֺר).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

crooked thing

From aqash; a crook (in a road) -- crooked thing.

see HEBREW aqash

Forms and Transliterations

וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ ומעקשים ū·ma·‘ă·qaš·šîm ūma‘ăqaššîm umaakashShim

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