Quick Definition
twisted
Strong's Definition
distorted; hence, false
Derivation: from H6140 (עָקַשׁ);
KJV Usage: crooked, froward, perverse.
TWOT Reference: 1684a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) — twisted. twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · עקשׁ
Evil | ≈ פתל · פְּתַלְתֹּל · תפל | ≠ ברר
perverse, crooked literally: crookedness (of a person); hence: = state in which a person's behavior differs from the general standard and is therefore unacceptable
name · עקשׁ
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עִקֵּשׁ adj. twisted, perverted base