What does עִקֵּשׁ (‘iqqēš) mean in the Bible?
עִקֵּשׁ (‘iqqēš): Twisted or crooked physically; applied morally to describe perverted, deceitful, or obstinate character and speech
Hebrew · H6141
עִקֵּשׁ
Distorted ; hence, false
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עִקֵּשׁ H6141
Pronunciation ‘iqqēš
What does עִקֵּשׁ (‘iqqēš) mean in the Bible?
עִקֵּשׁ (‘iqqēš): Twisted or crooked physically; applied morally to describe perverted, deceitful, or obstinate character and speech
Full entry for עִקֵּשׁ (H6141) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6141?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are perverse (2), the crooked (2), A perverse (1), are crooked (1), but of a perverse (1).
Where does עִקֵּשׁ (‘iqqēš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (7), Psalms (2), 2 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (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 are perverse 2× Proverbs 19:1, Proverbs 28:6
the crooked 2× 2 Samuel 22:27, Psalms 18:26
A perverse 1× Psalms 101:4
are crooked 1× Proverbs 2:15
but of a perverse 1× Deuteronomy 32:5
of the perverse 1× Proverbs 22:5
or perverse 1× Proverbs 8:8
The one with a perverse 1× Proverbs 17:20
The perverse 1× Proverbs 11:20
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:5 עִקֵּ֖שׁ to but of a perverse Adjective - masculine singular 2 Samuel 22:27 עִקֵּ֖שׁ to the crooked Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 18:26 עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ to the crooked Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 101:4 עִ֭קֵּשׁ to A perverse Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 2:15 עִקְּשִׁ֑ים to are crooked Adjective - masculine plural Proverbs 8:8 וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ to or perverse Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 11:20 עִקְּשֵׁי־ to The perverse Adjective - masculine plural construct Proverbs 17:20 עִקֶּשׁ־ to The one with a perverse Adjective - masculine singular construct Proverbs 19:1 מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ to are perverse Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular construct Proverbs 22:5 עִקֵּ֑שׁ to of the perverse Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:5
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 7
Source forms
מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ 2x mê·‘iq·qêš Proverbs 19:1, Proverbs 28:6
עִקֵּ֖שׁ 2x ‘iq·qêš Deuteronomy 32:5, 2 Samuel 22:27
וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ 1x wə·‘iq·qêš Proverbs 8:8
עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ 1x ‘iq·qêš Psalms 18:26
עִ֭קֵּשׁ 1x ‘iq·qêš Psalms 101:4
עִקֵּ֑שׁ 1x ‘iq·qêš Proverbs 22:5
עִקֶּשׁ־ 1x ‘iq·qeš- Proverbs 17:20
עִקְּשֵׁי־ 1x ‘iq·qə·šê- Proverbs 11:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 5x Deuteronomy 32:5, 2 Samuel 22:27, Psalms 18:26, Psalms 101:4
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 2:15
Adjective - masculine plural construct 1x Proverbs 11:20
Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 17:20
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 8:8
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 28:6
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 19:1
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Hebrew word. Twisted or crooked physically; applied morally to describe perverted, deceitful, or obstinate character and speech
Source Gloss
distorted ; hence, false
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Twisted or crooked physically; applied morally to describe perverted, deceitful, or obstinate character and speech
distorted; hence, false BDB: twisted Usage: crooked, froward, perverse.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
twisted, perverse, morally distorted
crooked, twisted, morally distorted
Crooked; twisted; perverted; refers to a moral deformity or deceptive character
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
עִקֵּשׁ is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The term describes a life intentionally bent away from God's straight path. Proverbs 10:9
The word describes a heart that has deviated from the straight path of God's moral order. Proverbs 11:20
Canonical Themes
Revelation
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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