ʻâqal — H6127

H6127 · Hebrew — עקל

Pronunciation: aw-kal'

Definition

verb

to wrest

to bend, twist

(Pual) to be bent out of shape, be distorted, be crooked

Usually translated as

wrong

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

diastréphō (G1294)

Occurrences

ʻâqal occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Habakkuk (1)

Habakkuk 1:4 — Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong (מְעֻקָּֽל) judgment proceedeth.