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H6122 H6122
Prep-b | N-fs  |  1× in 1 sense
cunning, craftiness, insidious trickery used to deceive
In 2 Kings 10:19, Jehu acts 'with cunning'—employing deception to lure the worshipers of Baal into a trap so he can slaughter them. The word conveys insidiousness, a sly, underhanded approach to achieving one's goal. Spanish uses 'con astucia' (with cunning/cleverness), French 'avec rusé' (with craftiness). While Jehu's goal (destroying Baal worship) is presented as divinely sanctioned, the method involves deliberate deceit—pretending to honor Baal in order to gather all his worshipers in one place for execution. The term captures the morally ambiguous use of trickery for a 'righteous' end.

Senses
1. sense 1 In 2 Kings 10:19, Jehu uses this 'cunning' or 'craftiness' to deceive Baal worshipers into assembling for what they think will be a great sacrifice, only to be annihilated. The Hebrew root suggests insidious, underhanded scheming. Spanish 'astucia' and French 'rusé' both highlight cleverness used for deceptive ends. The narrative is morally complex: Jehu's trickery serves the elimination of idolatry (approved by the text), yet the means involve deliberate falsehood—a reminder that biblical characters sometimes accomplish divine purposes through ethically ambiguous methods.
MORAL_QUALITY Moral and Ethical Qualities Auto-detected community 14351 with 4 senses
AR["بِٱلْمَكْرِ"]·ben["ছলে"]·DE["mit-cunning"]·EN["with-cunning"]·FR["avec-rusé"]·heb["ב-עורמה"]·HI["बआक्बाह"]·ID["dengan-tipu-muslihat"]·IT["con-astuto"]·jav["kanthi-akal"]·KO["간계-로"]·PT["com-astúcia"]·RU["с-хитростью"]·ES["con-astucia"]·SW["kwa-hila"]·TR["kurnazlıkla"]·urd["مکر-سے"]

Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
עָקְבָה n.f. insidiousness, 2 K 10:19 וְיֵהוּא עָשָׂה בְע׳.