H4625 H4625
crooked places, twisted paths; morally or physically bent things
This plural noun appears once in Isaiah 42:16, where God promises to make 'crooked places straight' for His people. The word denotes things twisted, bent, or perverse—the opposite of straight or level. In prophetic literature, this often carries moral connotations of injustice or corruption, though here it may describe difficult terrain. God's redemptive work includes straightening what is bent and making rough places smooth.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Spanish 'lo-torcido' (the twisted) and English 'crooked-places' both preserve the sense of deviation from straightness. The prophet contrasts these with 'level ground,' describing God's transformative guidance that removes obstacles and corrects distortions for those who follow Him (Isa 42:16). 1×
AR["وَالأَعْوَجَ"]·ben["এবং-আঁকাবাঁকাগুলিকে"]·DE["[ומעקשים]"]·EN["and-crooked-places"]·FR["[ומעקשים]"]·heb["ו-מעקשים"]·HI["और-टेढ़े"]·ID["dan-yang-berliku-liku"]·IT["[ומעקשים]"]·jav["lan-ingkang-bengkong"]·KO["그리고-굽은-것들을"]·PT["e-lugares-tortuosos"]·RU["и-кривизны"]·ES["y-lo-torcido"]·SW["na-mahali-papindapinda"]·TR["ve-egrileri"]·urd["اور-ٹیڑھی-جگہوں-کو"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [מַעֲקָשׁ] n.[m.] twisted, crooked place;—pl. מַעֲקַשִּׁים Is 42:16 (opp. מִישׁוֹר).