עָקַשׁ
ʻâqash(aw-kash')
“to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse)”
5 occurrencesOld TestamentRare Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse)
Translated in KJV as
make crooked(prove, that is) perverse(-rt).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.”
— Job 9:20