H6140 H6140
to twist, make crooked, pervert; to distort what is straight or right
Rooted in the idea of physical twisting, this verb extends powerfully into moral and judicial territory. In its Piel stem it describes the deliberate distortion of paths, justice, or conduct — the leaders of Micah 3:9 'make crooked all that is straight,' and in Isa 59:8 the wicked 'have twisted their paths.' The Niphal participle in Prov 28:18 describes one who is 'crooked in ways,' while the Hiphil in Job 9:20 has God declaring a person perverse. Spanish 'torcer/torcieron' and German equivalents preserve the core image of bending what should be straight.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To twist, make crooked, or pervert — used of moral and behavioral distortion. The Piel describes deliberate warping of paths or justice (Isa 59:8 'their paths they have twisted'; Mic 3:9 'all that is straight they make crooked'). The Niphal portrays a settled state of crookedness in conduct (Prov 28:18 'crooked in ways'; Prov 10:9). The Hiphil in Job 9:20 uniquely has God as subject: 'he would declare me perverse.' Spanish 'tuercen' and 'torcieron' preserve the physical twisting metaphor applied to moral reality. 5×
AR["عَوَّجُوا", "فَيُظْهِرُني-مُعْوَجًا", "وَ-الْمُعْوَجُ", "وَ-مُعْوَجُ", "يُعَوِّجُونَ"]·ben["-তারা-বাঁকা-করেছে", "এবং-যে-বাঁকা-করে", "ও-তিনি-বাঁকা-করবেন-আমাকে", "কিন্তু-বাঁকা", "তারা-বাঁকা-করে"]·DE["[ויעקשני]", "[ומעקש]", "[ונעקש]", "[יעקשו]", "[עקשו]"]·EN["and-He-declares-me-perverse", "but-he-who-makes-crooked", "but-one-crooked-of", "they-have-made-crooked", "they-twist"]·FR["[עקשו]", "et-ויעקשני-moi", "et-ומעקש", "et-ונעקש", "pervertir"]·heb["ו-יעקשני", "ו-מעקש", "ו-נעקש", "יעקשו", "עיקשו"]·HI["और-टेढ़ा", "और-टेढ़ा-करनेवाला", "और-वह-मुझे-टेढ़ा-ठहराएगा", "टेढ़ा-करते-हो", "टेढ़े-किए"]·ID["dan-menyatakan-aku-bersalah", "membengkokkan", "mereka-bengkokkan", "tetapi-siapa-sesat", "tetapi-yang-menyelewengkan"]·IT["[יעקשו]", "[עקשו]", "e-e-He-declares-me-perverse-mio", "e-ma-egli-chi-makes-crooked", "e-ma-one-crooked-di"]·jav["lan-mbengkongaken-kawula", "lan-tiyang-kang-mbengkongaken", "mbengkokaken", "nanging-tiyang-kang-bengkong", "piyambakipun-bengkongaken"]·KO["굽게-하는-자들아", "굽혔는데", "그러나-괴롭히는-자-는", "그러나-굽은-자는", "그리고-그가-나를-굴게-하리라"]·PT["e-me-declarará-perverso", "e-perverso-de", "e-quem-perverte", "entortaram", "torcem"]·RU["а-искривляющий", "а-развращённый", "и-искривит-меня", "искривили-они", "искривляющие"]·ES["me-declarará-perverso.", "torcieron", "tuercen", "y-el-perverso-de", "y-el-que-tuerce"]·SW["kitanifanya-mwovu", "lakini-aliyepotoka", "lakini-anayepotosha", "wamezipotosha", "wanaopotosha"]·TR["egridiler", "eğritenler", "fakat-eğri", "ve-eğrilten", "ve-çarpıtacak-beni"]·urd["اور-ٹیڑھ-بنائے-گا-مجھے", "اور-ٹیڑھا-چلنے-والا", "اور-ٹیڑھا-کرنے-والا", "ٹیڑھا-کرتے-ہو", "ٹیڑھے-کیے"]
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
† [עָקַשׁ] vb. twist (NH id. (rare));— Niph. Pt. cstr. נֶעְקַשׁ דְּרָכַיִם Pr 28:18 one crooked in ways (Pi. Pf. 3 pl. עִקְּשׁוּ לָהֶם Is 59:8 their paths they have twisted. Impf. 3 mpl. יְעַקֵּ֑שׁוּ Mi 3:9 all that is straight they make crooked; Pt. מְעַקֵּשׁ דְּרָכָיו Pr 10:9 (cf. Niph.). Hiph. Impf. וַיַּעְקְשֵׁנִי Jb 9:20 (Ges§ 53 n) he hath declared me crooked, devious (in life).