Proverbs 2:15:3Prov.2.15.W3TAB
עִקְּשִׁ֑ים
ikeshim
“crooked”
- Transliteration
- i-ke-SHIM
- Extended
- ihk-keh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʕiq.qəˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- crooked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-ke-SHIM
- clause
a-SHER or-kho-te-HEM i-ke-SHIM
- sentence
a-SHER or-kho-te-HEM i-ke-SHIM u-ne-lo-ZIM be-ma-ge-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The construct noun arkhoteyhem {אָרְחֹתֵיהֶם | ʾorḥōṯêhēm} ‘their paths’ functions as the clause’s subject, followed by the adjectival predicate iqqeshim {עִקְּשִׁים | ʿiqqešîm} ‘crooked.’
Root and etymology
ע־ק־ש
“to twist; be perverse”
In context — Proverbs 2:15
Whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:15, so the Hebrew word עִקְּשִׁ֑ים (ikeshim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.2.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.15.W3.S1) and character.