וּ/מְעַקֵּ֥שׁ
𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤒𐤔
ʻâqash
but he who perverts
To be twisted or crooked (in shape or course); by extension, to act in a morally or ethically distorted or perverse manner. The verb describes the literal act of making something bent or twisted, and figuratively refers to distorting or corrupting what is upright—whether in speech, action, or justice.
Proverbs 10:9 · Word #5
Lexicon H6140
| Lemma | עָקַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤒𐤔 |
| Transliteration | ʻâqash |
| Strong's | H6140 |
| Definition | To be twisted or crooked (in shape or course); by extension, to act in a morally or ethically distorted or perverse manner. The verb describes the literal act of making something bent or twisted, and figuratively refers to distorting or corrupting what is upright—whether in speech, action, or justice. |
Morphology HC/Vprmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | but he who perverts |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6140-02
the one who distorts
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/factitive), active participle, masculine singular, absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an intensive or factitive sense—actively causing distortion or crookedness. As a masculine singular active participle, it is best rendered as a verbal adjective: "the one who distorts." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and the one who distorts
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Prefixed conjunction וּ (and) must be included in rendering, thus 'and the one who distorts' matches the Hebrew form and keeps the proper sense. |