6125. aqah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
aqah: To bend, twist, distort

Original Word: עָקָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: aqah
Pronunciation: ah-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kaw')
Definition: To bend, twist, distort
Meaning: constraint

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "aqah," the concept of moral and ethical distortion can be related to Greek terms such as "σκολιός" (skolios), meaning crooked or perverse, which appears in the New Testament (e.g., Philippians 2:15).

Usage: The Hebrew verb "aqah" primarily conveys the idea of bending or twisting, often in a metaphorical sense. It can imply a distortion of justice or truth, suggesting a deviation from a straight or righteous path. This term is used to describe actions or behaviors that are morally or ethically crooked.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of straightness was often associated with righteousness and integrity, while crookedness symbolized deceit and moral failure. The physical act of bending or twisting was metaphorically extended to describe actions that were not aligned with God's laws or ethical standards. This reflects the broader biblical theme of walking in the "straight paths" of the Lord, as opposed to following a "crooked" way.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from uq
Definition
pressure
NASB Translation
pressure (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[עָקָה] noun feminine pressure (si vera lectio, Aramaic word, ᵑ7 עָֽקְתָא, Syriac ); — only construct מִמְּנֵי עָקַת רָשָׁע Psalm 55:4 because of the pressure of the wicked; > read צַעֲקַת ("" קוֺל; Ol and others), which means cry for help.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
oppression

From uwq; constraint -- oppression.

see HEBREW uwq

Forms and Transliterations
עָקַ֣ת עקת ‘ā·qaṯ ‘āqaṯ aKat
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 55:3
HEB: אוֹיֵ֗ב מִפְּנֵ֣י עָקַ֣ת רָשָׁ֑ע כִּי־
NAS: Because of the pressure of the wicked;
KJV: because of the oppression of the wicked:
INT: of the enemy because of the pressure of the wicked for

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Strong's Hebrew 6125
1 Occurrence


‘ā·qaṯ — 1 Occ.
















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