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Proverbs 21:8
“The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
הֲפַכְפַּךְhăphakpak · haf-ak-pak'
H2019 · Hebrew
H2019 · Hebrew
- Definition
- very perverse
- Derivation
- by reduplication from H2015 (הָפַךְ);
- KJV renderings
- froward.
- Grammar
- הֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְ — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read הֲפַכְפַּךְ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.