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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #6127 - עָקַל
Transliteration
ʻâqal
Phonetics
aw-kal'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
verb
TWOT
1680
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- to bend, twist
- (Pual) to be bent out of shape, be distorted, be crooked
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (1)
Habakkuk
1
BSB (1)
Habakkuk
1
CSB (0)
Habakkuk
1
ESV (1)
Habakkuk
1
KJV (1)
Habakkuk
1
LEB (1)
Habakkuk
1
LSB (1)
Habakkuk
1
N95 (1)
Habakkuk
1
NAS (1)
Habakkuk
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Habakkuk
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2904) lqg (גהקל GhQL) AC: ? CO: Crooked AB: ?: [from: qg]
V) lqg (גהקל GhQL) - Crooked: KJV (1): (vf: Pual) wrong - Strongs: H6127 (עָקַל)
l m) lqlqg (גהקלקל GhQLQL) - Crooked: A crooked path. KJV (2): crooked - Strongs: H6128 (עֲקַלְקָל)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
[עָקַל] verb. bend, twist (Late Hebrew especially in derivatives; ᵑ7 in derivatives; Syriac
twist, in derived species; Arabic
bind camel's folded fore-shank and arm together); —
Pu`al be bent out of shape, crooked, Participle figurative מִשְׁמּט מְעֻקָּל Habakkuk 1:4 crooked justice.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
עָקַל not used in Kal; to twist, to wrest, to pervert (compare as to the primary stock, kl, gl, page 162, B ).
Pual, part. perverted, Habakkuk 1:4. (Syr. ܥܰܘܠܶ to pervert, Arab. عقل to bind together.) Hence
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List of Word Forms
מְעֻקָּֽל׃ מעקל׃ mə‘uqqāl mə·‘uq·qāl meukKal