Tahpukâh — H8419

Definition

feminine noun

a perversity or fraud

1. perversity, perverse thing

Usually translated as

froward, frowardness, perverse thing

Origin

from H2015

• Derived from Hâphak (H2015)

Greek equivalents

• ádikos (G94)
• pistós (G4103)
• skoliós (G4646)

Occurrences

Tahpukâh occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Proverbs (9)

• Deuteronomy 32:20 — And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward (תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙) generation, children in whom is no faith.
• Proverbs 2:12 — To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things (תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת);
• Proverbs 2:14 — Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness (בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת) of the wicked;
• Proverbs 6:14 — Frowardness (תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת) is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
• Proverbs 8:13 — The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward (תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת) mouth, do I hate.
• Proverbs 10:31 — The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward (תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹת) tongue shall be cut out.
• Proverbs 10:32 — The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness (תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת).
• Proverbs 16:28 — A froward (תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת) man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
• Proverbs 16:30 — He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things (תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת): moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
• Proverbs 23:33 — Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things (תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת).