BDB6342
[מַעֲקָשׁ] noun [masculine] twisted, crooked place; — plural מַעֲקַשִׁים Isa 42:16 (opposed to מִישׁוֺר).
Strong's Lexicon
H4625
H4625 — מַעֲקָשׁ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4625 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַעֲקָשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6140 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ma`aqash |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mah-ak-awsh' |
| Meaning: | 1. a crook (in a road) |
| KJV Renderings: | crooked thing. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מעקשים (mah-zikash-sheem')
Isaiah 42:16
- KJV: And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.straight: Heb. into straightness
- EHCC: before them, and crooked things straight.