Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʿ*ʕqš: 'twist; act crookedly' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʕqšMeaning'twist; act crookedly'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteHebrewʿqš (HALOT 875); ʿiqqēš (HALOT 876)HALOT 875; HALOT 876gloss withheldPunicix (Latin-letter Punic, Plautus, Poenulus 1033) (Krahmalkov 385)Krahmalkov 385gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes HALOT 875 also compares Syr. ʿqīsā, Mand. ʿqisa and Ar. ʿaqaṣa.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʿ