Midvash

עִקֵּשׁʻiqqêsh

twisted, perverted, as masculine noun (of one devious in life) the perverted (Deuteronomy 32:5; Psalms 101:4; 2 Samuel 22:27; Psalms 18:27; Proverbs 22:5)

Pronunciation: ik-kashe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6141

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 32:5 “But they have acted corruptly toward him; when they act so perversely, are they really his children? They are a deceitful and twisted generation.
  • 2 Samuel 22:27 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
  • Psalms 18:26 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
  • Psalms 101:4 I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil.
  • Proverbs 2:15 Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.
  • Proverbs 8:8 My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).