What does עָקֹב · βαθύς mean in the Bible?
עָקֹב · βαθύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "crooked, deceptive, or insidious".
Hebrew · H6121, G901
עָקֹב
(Transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked · profound (as going down), literally or figuratively
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עָקֹבH6121(transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked
Pronunciationʿāqōb
Duplicity rooted in physical crookedness—deception as moral distortion, not mere circumstantial fraud
Open lexicon entry →βαθύςG901profound (as going down), literally or figuratively
Pronunciationbathýs
Open lexicon entry →What does עָקֹב (aqov) mean in the Bible?
עָקֹב · βαθύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "crooked, deceptive, or insidious".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6121, G901?
H6121, G901 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. crooked, deceptive, or insidious
Strong'sH6121, G901
Lexical occurrences3 versesSource Gloss
crooked, deceptive, or insidious
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָקֹב is built from this root:
עָקַבH6117