What does הֲפַכְפַּךְ mean in the Bible?
הֲפַכְפַּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "very perverse".
Hebrew · H2019
הֲפַכְפַּךְ
Very perverse
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הֲפַכְפַּךְ H2019
What does הֲפַכְפַּךְ mean in the Bible?
הֲפַכְפַּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "very perverse".
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How does the BSB render H2019?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include is crooked (1).
Where does הֲפַכְפַּךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 21:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It is crooked 1× Proverbs 21:8
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First aligned row Proverbs 21:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
הֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְ 1x hă·p̄aḵ·paḵ Proverbs 21:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 21:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. very perverse
Source Gloss
very perverse
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
very perverse BDB: crooked Usage: froward.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הֲפַכְפַּךְ is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain