הֹפֶךְ
ho.phekh
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H:N-M
Hebrew
perversity
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Hebrew
Language
ho.phekh denotes a perverse reversal voiced against the maker in Isaiah 29:16.
The single attested use names a perverse reversal in which what is made disputes the one who made it.
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Perverse reversal against the maker · dominant
In Isaiah 29:16, the construct masculine singular noun introduces the protest likened to clay being regarded like its former and to a deed or intention denying its maker's understanding. The APB renders the opening as “Your perversity!” before these questions.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 29:16 the APB presents the term at the verse opening as “Your perversity!”; its wording is a translation.