Strong’s H6121 · Hebrew
עָקֹב
ʻâqôb
aw-kobe'
Definition
(transitive) fraudulent or (intransitive) tracked
Etymology
from H6117 (עָקַב); in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up); in the denominative sense
Where the KJV renders it
- crooked
- deceitful
- polluted
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