Iqqshut עִקְּשׁוּת
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| עִקְּשׁוּת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | iqqshut |
| Strong's number | H6143 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | crookedness |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Iqqshut (Hebrew עִקְּשׁוּת, Strong's H6143) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “crookedness”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
distortion, crookedness
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | froward (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | deception (1), perverse (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Iqqshut, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 4:24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
- Proverbs 6:12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).