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This term appears in the New Testament, such as in Philippians 2:15, where believers are called to be blameless in the midst of a "crooked and perverse generation."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "aqal" primarily means to twist or make something crooked. It is often used metaphorically to describe actions or behaviors that deviate from a straight or righteous path, implying moral or ethical corruption. The term can also refer to the distortion of justice or truth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of a "straight path" was often associated with righteousness and adherence to God's laws. Conversely, a "crooked path" symbolized moral deviation and sin. The imagery of paths and roads was a common metaphor in the Hebrew Bible, reflecting the journey of life and one's relationship with God. The act of making something crooked, therefore, was seen as a serious moral failing, often associated with deceit and injustice.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to bend, twist<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>perverted (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">עָקַל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font>. <font size="+1"><b>bend, twist</b></font> (Late Hebrew especially in derivatives; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> in derivatives; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb078506.gif"> <em>twist</em>, in derived species; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb078507.gif"> <em>bind</em> camel's folded fore-shank and arm <em>together</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>be bent out of shape, crooked, Participle</em> figurative <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁמּט מְעֻקָּל</font> <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Habakkuk 1:4</a> <em>crooked justice</em>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>wrong <p>A primitive root; to wrest -- wrong. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מְעֻקָּֽל׃ מעקל׃ mə‘uqqāl mə·‘uq·qāl meukKal<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/habakkuk/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Habakkuk 1:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט <b> מְעֻקָּֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/habakkuk/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> justice comes <span class="itali">out perverted.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/habakkuk/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> about the righteous; <span class="itali">therefore wrong</span> judgment<br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> comes justice <span class="itali">perverted</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6127.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6127.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6127<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/meukkal_6127.htm">mə·‘uq·qāl — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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