What does עֲקַלָּתוֹן (ʿăqalātwōn) mean in the Bible?
עֲקַלָּתוֹן (ʿăqalātwōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "tortuous".
Hebrew · H6129
עֲקַלָּתוֹן
Tortuous
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עֲקַלָּתוֹן H6129
Pronunciation ʿăqalātwōn
What does עֲקַלָּתוֹן (ʿăqalātwōn) mean in the Bible?
עֲקַלָּתוֹן (ʿăqalātwōn) is a Hebrew word meaning "tortuous".
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How does the BSB render H6129?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the coiling (1).
Where does עֲקַלָּתוֹן (ʿăqalātwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 27:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the coiling 1× Isaiah 27:1
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First aligned row Isaiah 27:1
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
עֲקַלָּת֑וֹן 1x ‘ă·qal·lā·ṯō·wn Isaiah 27:1
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 27:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. tortuous
Source Gloss
tortuous
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
tortuous BDB: crooked Usage: crooked.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲקַלָּתוֹן is built from this root:
עָקַל H6127
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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