What does תַּהְפֻּכָה (tahpukot) mean in the Bible?
תַּהְפֻּכָה (tahpukot): Deliberate moral twisting or inversion of what is right; often describes fraudulent speech or conduct that corrupts justice
Hebrew · H8419
תַּהְפֻּכָה
A perversity or fraud
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תַּהְפֻּכָה H8419
Pronunciation tahpukot
What does תַּהְפֻּכָה (tahpukot) mean in the Bible?
תַּהְפֻּכָה (tahpukot): Deliberate moral twisting or inversion of what is right; often describes fraudulent speech or conduct that corrupts justice
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8419?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include perversity (2), A perverse (1), and perverse (1), but a perverse (1), in the twistedness (1).
Where does תַּהְפֻּכָה (tahpukot) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (9), 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 perversity 2× Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 16:30
A perverse 1× Proverbs 16:28
and perverse 1× Proverbs 8:13
but a perverse 1× Proverbs 10:31
in the twistedness 1× Proverbs 2:14
is perverse 1× Proverbs 10:32
perversities 1× Proverbs 23:33
they are a perverse 1× Deuteronomy 32:20
With deceit 1× Proverbs 6:14
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Deuteronomy 32:20 תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ to they are a perverse Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 2:12 תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ to perversity Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 2:14 בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת to in the twistedness Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Proverbs 6:14 תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ to With deceit Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 8:13 תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת to and perverse Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 10:31 תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹת to but a perverse Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 10:32 תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ to is perverse Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 16:28 תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת to A perverse Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 16:30 תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת to perversity Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 23:33 תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ to perversities Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:20
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 1 Proverbs 9
Source forms
תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ 3x tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 10:32, Proverbs 23:33
בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת 1x bə·ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 2:14
תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת 1x ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 8:13
תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹת 1x tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 10:31
תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת 1x tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 16:28
תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת 1x tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 16:30
תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת׀ 1x tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 6:14
תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ 1x tah·pu·ḵōṯ Deuteronomy 32:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 9x Deuteronomy 32:20, Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 6:14, Proverbs 8:13
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Proverbs 2:14
Evidence Summary
RevelationWisdom
Hebrew word. Deliberate moral twisting or inversion of what is right; often describes fraudulent speech or conduct that corrupts justice
Source Gloss
a perversity or fraud
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deliberate moral twisting or inversion of what is right; often describes fraudulent speech or conduct that corrupts justice
a perversity or fraud BDB: perversity Usage: (very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
twisted, distorted, or morally corrupt speech
distorted, twisted, or morally corrupt speech
twisted, distorted speech or conduct
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תַּהְפֻּכָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The word describes speech that intentionally distorts truth. Proverbs 10:31
The word describes speech that intentionally twists truth. Proverbs 10:32
Corrupt speech reveals corrupt direction. Wisdom discerns distortion early. Proverbs 2:12-22
Canonical Themes
Revelation Wisdom
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