1. (imp. & p. p.) of Crook.

2. (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.

3. (a.) Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.

4. (a.) False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.

CROOKED

krook'-ed (`awah, `aqash, `aqalqal, `aqallathon, pethaltol; skolios): Primarily designates something that is bent, twisted or deformed (Isaiah 27:1; Isaiah 45:2 the King James Version).

Figurative:

(1) It designates a course of action that deviates from rectitude, especially deceit, guile, hypocrisy (Deuteronomy 32:5 Proverbs 2:15 Ecclesiastes 1:15 Luke 3:5; compare Philippians 2:15);

(2) trials (sent by God, Ecclesiastes 7:13 Lamentations 3:9);

(3) difficulties (removed by God, Isaiah 42:16).

SERPENT, CROOKED

krook'-ed: With reference to the constellation round the North Pole, in Job 26:13, the Revised Version (British and American) "the swift serpent," margin "fleeing"; and Isaiah 27:1, the Revised Version margin "winding." In the first part of the latter passage, the King James Version "piercing serpent" is changed in the Revised Version (British and American) to "swift serpent," margin "gliding" or "fleeing."

See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 1.

CROOKED SERPENT

krook'-ed sur'-pent.

See ASTRONOMY.

4646. skolios -- curved, winding, hence crooked
... curved, winding, hence crooked. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: skolios
Phonetic Spelling: (skol-ee-os') Short Definition: crooked, perverse, unfair ...
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2117. euthus -- straight, straightway
... euthus Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-thoos') Short Definition: straight, immediately
Definition: adj: (a) straight of direction, as opposed to crooked, (b) upright ...
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45. agkura -- an anchor
... anchor. From the same as agkale; an "anchor" (as crooked) -- anchor. see GREEK agkale.
(ankuran) -- 1 Occurrence. (ankuras) -- 3 Occurrences. 44, 45. ...
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1294. diastrepho -- to distort, fig. misinterpret, corrupt
... misinterpret, corrupt NASB Word Usage make crooked (1), misleading (1), perverse
(1), perverse things (1), perverted (2), turn...away (1). pervert, currupt. ...
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6128. aqalqal -- crooked
... 6127, 6128. aqalqal. 6129 . crooked. Transliteration: aqalqal Phonetic Spelling:
(ak-al-kal') Short Definition: ways. ... byway, crooked way. ...
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5791. avath -- to be bent or crooked
... avath. 5792 . to be bent or crooked. Transliteration: avath Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-vath') Short Definition: pervert. Word Origin a prim. ... bow self, make crooked ...
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2019. haphakpak -- crooked
... 2018, 2019. haphakpak. 2020 . crooked. Transliteration: haphakpak Phonetic
Spelling: (haf-ak-pak') Short Definition: crooked. Word ...
/hebrew/2019.htm - 6k

4625. maaqash -- a twisted or crooked place
... 4624, 4625. maaqash. 4626 . a twisted or crooked place. Transliteration: maaqash
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ak-awsh') Short Definition: places. ... crooked thing. ...
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6129. aqallathon -- crooked
... aqallathon. 6130 . crooked. Transliteration: aqallathon Phonetic Spelling:
(ak-al-law-thone') Short Definition: twisted. ... crooked. From aqal; tortuous -- crooked ...
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5558. seleph -- crookedness, crooked dealing
... 5557, 5558. seleph. 5559 . crookedness, crooked dealing. Transliteration: seleph
Phonetic Spelling: (seh'-lef) Short Definition: crookedness. ...
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6140. aqash -- to twist
... aqash. 6141 . to twist. Transliteration: aqash Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kash') Short
Definition: crooked. Word Origin a prim. ... make crooked, prove, that is perverse ...
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6141. iqqesh -- twisted, perverted
... Word Origin from aqash Definition twisted, perverted NASB Word Usage crooked (2),
crooked* (1), perverse (4), perverted (2), who is perverse (1), who has (1 ...
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6618. pethaltol -- tortuous
... 6617, 6618. pethaltol. 6619 . tortuous. Transliteration: pethaltol Phonetic
Spelling: (peth-al-tole') Short Definition: crooked. ... crooked. ...
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6121. aqob -- insidious, deceitful, tracked by footprints
... insidious, deceitful, tracked by footprints. Transliteration: aqob Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-kobe') Short Definition: crooked. crooked, deceitful, polluted ...
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"They have Corrupted Themselves; their Spot is not the Spot of his ...
... Sermon IV. "They have corrupted themselves; their spot is not the spot of his
children; they are a perverse and crooked generation.". Deut. ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon iv they have corrupted.htm

The Blind Man's Guide
... the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have
not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the blind mans guide.htm

The Beauty of the Straight Line Might be Taken from the Region of ...
... Give me, then, a calm and quiet answer to this, whether making crooked the right
line of the region of darkness which joins on to the right line of the region ...
/.../chapter 27 name beauty of.htm

The Power of the Holy Ghost
... at once by referring to the sacred Scriptures, Job 26, 13th verse, "By his Spirit
he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." All ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the power of the holy.htm

Commandment Sixth. How to Recognise the Two Spirits Attendant on ...
... For the path of righteousness is straight, but that of unrighteousness is crooked.
But walk in the straight and even way, and mind not the crooked. ...
/.../the pastor books first second third/commandment sixth how to recognise.htm

To those who are Altogether Reprobate, and Unrepentant, who ...
... thee henceforward for ever; and it presently withered away." [2288] For in them
is fulfilled what was spoken by the Preacher: "That which is crooked cannot be ...
/.../peter/the writings of peter of alexandria/canon iv to those who.htm

Moral Depravity.
... I. Define the term depravity. The word is derived from the Latin de and
pravus. Pravus means "crooked." De is intensive. Depravatus ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxii moral depravity.htm

What Manner of Man Ought not to Come to Rule.
... And it is also immediately subjoined; If he be blind, if he be lame, if he have
either a small or a large and crooked nose, if he be brokenfooted or ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xi what manner of.htm

Of the Good which an Attack of Temptation Brings About.
... ask for the old paths, which is the good way, and walk ye in it: and you shall find
refreshment for your souls." For to them at once "the crooked shall become ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xxv of the good.htm

Psalm CI.
... who wisheth not anything contrary to any that God wisheth, is called straight....
If therefore the righteous heart followeth God, the crooked heart resisteth God ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm ci.htm

Crooked (31 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.
4. (a.) False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings. Int. ...CROOKED. ...
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Crooked-backed (1 Occurrence)
Crooked-backed. Crooked, Crooked-backed. Crookedness . Multi-Version
Concordance Crooked-backed (1 Occurrence). Leviticus ...
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Perverted (26 Occurrences)
... Philippians 2:15 that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of
God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as ...
/p/perverted.htm - 13k

Perverse (55 Occurrences)
... repentance. a perverse and crooked generation. (WEB). ... Proverbs 2:15 Who are crooked
in their ways, And wayward in their paths: (See JPS). Proverbs ...
/p/perverse.htm - 22k

Paths (65 Occurrences)
... Judges 5:6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath -- In the days of Jael -- The ways
have ceased, And those going in the paths go 'in' crooked ways. (YLT NIV). ...
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Untoward (1 Occurrence)
... skolios): Appears only in Acts 2:40, the King James Version "Save yourselves from
this untoward generation." It means "perverse," "willful," "crooked," and is ...
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Leviathan (5 Occurrences)
... 74:14). As used in Isaiah 27:1, "leviathan the piercing [RV `swift'] serpent,
even leviathan that crooked [RV marg. `winding'] serpent ...
/l/leviathan.htm - 10k

Right (4703 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a
right line. 2. (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an ...
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Rugged (7 Occurrences)
... Luke 3:5 Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill levelled down,
the crooked places shall be turned into straight roads, and the rugged ...
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Direct (58 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or
shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means. ...
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