ʻiqqᵉshûwth — H6143

Definition

feminine noun

perversity

1. distortion, crookedness

Usually translated as

froward

Origin

from H6141

• Derived from ʻiqqêsh (H6141)

Greek equivalents

• agathós (G18)

Occurrences

ʻiqqᵉshûwth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (2)

• Proverbs 4:24 — Put away from thee a froward (עִקְּשׁ֣וּת) mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
• Proverbs 6:12 — A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward (עִקְּשׁ֥וּת) mouth.