עִקֵּשׁ

«עִקֵּשׁ» in the Tanakh dictionary: twisted — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 11 times · Key: 6141 · BDB: עִקֵּשׁ

Glosses

a.perverse.[person] (2); perverse (2); [a.person].perverse (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

twisted tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. twisted, perverted tree →

The whole BDB entry

adj. twisted, perverted;—abs. דּוֹד ע׳ וּפְתַלְתֹּל Dt 32:5 a generation twisted and crooked, לֵבָב ע׳ ψ 101:4; as n.m. (of one devious in life) the perverted 2 S 22:27 = ψ 18:27, Pr 22:5, of things 8:8; cstr. ע׳ דְּרָכַיִם 28:6, ע׳ שְׂפָתָיו 19:1, עִקֶּשׁ־לֵב 17:20; pl. אָרְחֹתֵיהֶם עִקְּשִׁים 2:15 whose ways are twisted; cstr. עִקְּשֵׁי־לֵב 11:20.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 11 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «עִקֵּשׁ» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

2 Samuel 22:27

עִם־נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר וְעִם־עִקֵּ֖שׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃

Word for word: with [one.who].purifies.himself you.show.yourself.pure and with a.perverse.[person] you.show.yourself.twisted

JPS 1917: With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

Psalms 18:27

עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃

Word for word: with [one.who].purifies.himself you.show.yourself.pure and with a.perverse.[person] you.show.yourself.tortuous

JPS 1917: With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

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