What does עִקֵּשׁ · σκολιός mean in the Bible?
עִקֵּשׁ · σκολιός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a twisted or morally distorted heart".
Hebrew · H6141, G4646
עִקְּשֵׁי לֵב
Distorted ; hence, false · crooked
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עִקֵּשׁ H6141 distorted ; hence, false
Pronunciation ‘iqqēš
Twisted or crooked physically; applied morally to describe perverted, deceitful, or obstinate character and speech
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σκολιός G4646 crooked
Pronunciation skoliós
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What does עִקְּשֵׁי לֵב (iqeshe lev) mean in the Bible?
עִקֵּשׁ · σκολιός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a twisted or morally distorted heart".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6141, G4646?
H6141, G4646 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a twisted or morally distorted heart
Strong's H6141, G4646
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Source Gloss
a twisted or morally distorted heart
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִקְּשֵׁי לֵב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain