עִקֵּשׁ (ʿiqqēš) is a Hebrew adjective meaning twisted. It appears 11 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6141).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1684a)

Root family 1684: עָקַשׁ ʿāqaš — is perverse, Niphal; to make crooked, pervert, Piel; to declare, prove perverse, Hiphil

• עָקַשׁ ʿāqaš — twist
• עִקְּשׁוּת ʿiqqĕšût — crookedness
• מַעֲקָשׁ maʿăqāš — twisted

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