8419. tahpukah

Strong's Lexicon

tahpukah: Perversity, perversion, deceit, or frowardness.

Original Word: תַּהְפֻכָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tahpukah
Pronunciation: tah-poo-kah
Phonetic Spelling: (tah-poo-kaw')
Definition: Perversity, perversion, deceit, or frowardness.
Meaning: a perversity, fraud

Word Origin: Derived from the root הָפַךְ (haphak), meaning "to turn" or "to overturn."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, similar concepts can be found in words like "ἀδικία" (adikia - unrighteousness) and "σκολιός" (skolios - crooked, perverse).

Usage: The Hebrew word "tahpukah" is used to describe a state of moral corruption or deviation from what is right and true. It often conveys the idea of a deliberate turning away from righteousness, resulting in deceitful or perverse behavior. In the context of the Old Testament, it is frequently associated with the actions and attitudes that are contrary to God's will and wisdom.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, adherence to God's laws and commandments was central to maintaining a covenant relationship with Him. "Tahpukah" represents a breach of this covenant, highlighting behaviors that disrupt social harmony and spiritual fidelity. The concept of perversity was not only a personal failing but also a communal concern, as it could lead to societal decay and divine judgment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from haphak
Definition
perversity, perverse thing
NASB Translation
perverse (2), perverse things (3), perversity (2), perverted (2), what is perverted (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

procession

From haphak; a perversity or fraud -- (very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing.

see HEBREW haphak

Forms and Transliterations

בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת בתהפכות תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹת תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת ׀ תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת תהפכות תהפכות׃ תהפכת bə·ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯ betahpuChot bəṯahpuḵōwṯ tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯ tah·pu·ḵōṯ tahpuChot tahpuḵōṯ tahpuḵōwṯ ṯahpuḵōwṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:20
HEB: כִּ֣י ד֤וֹר תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ הֵ֔מָּה בָּנִ֖ים
NAS: their end [shall be]; For they are a perverse generation,
KJV: what their end [shall be]: for they [are] a very froward generation,
INT: for generation perverse like Sons

Proverbs 2:12
HEB: מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃
NAS: who speaks perverse things;
KJV: that speaketh froward things;
INT: the man speaks perverse

Proverbs 2:14
HEB: רָ֑ע יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת רָֽע׃
NAS: And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
KJV: [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
INT: evil and rejoice the perversity of evil

Proverbs 6:14
HEB: תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת ׀ בְּלִבּ֗וֹ חֹרֵ֣שׁ
NAS: Who [with] perversity in his heart
KJV: Frowardness [is] in his heart,
INT: Who perversity his heart devises

Proverbs 8:13
HEB: רָ֭ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃
NAS: way And the perverted mouth,
KJV: way, and the froward mouth,
INT: and the evil mouth and the perverted hate

Proverbs 10:31
HEB: חָכְמָ֑ה וּלְשׁ֥וֹן תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת׃
NAS: with wisdom, But the perverted tongue
KJV: wisdom: but the froward tongue
INT: wisdom tongue the perverted will be cut

Proverbs 10:32
HEB: וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃
NAS: of the wicked what is perverted.
KJV: of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.
INT: the mouth of the wicked what

Proverbs 16:28
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָד֑וֹן
NAS: A perverse man spreads
KJV: A froward man soweth
INT: man A perverse spreads strife

Proverbs 16:30
HEB: עֵ֭ינָיו לַחְשֹׁ֣ב תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת קֹרֵ֥ץ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
NAS: [does so] to devise perverse things; He who compresses
KJV: to devise froward things: moving
INT: his eyes devise perverse compresses his lips

Proverbs 23:33
HEB: וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ יְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃
NAS: will utter perverse things.
KJV: shall utter perverse things.
INT: and your mind will utter perverse

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8419
10 Occurrences

bə·ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
tah·pu·ḵōṯ — 9 Occ.