Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H6617
פָּתַל
pa.tal · “to twist”
Used 5 times across 5 books
Definition
1) to twist
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be twisted
1a2) to wrestle
1b) (Hithpael) to be twisted
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be twisted
1a2) to wrestle
1b) (Hithpael) to be twisted
Where it appears
Genesis1
2 Samuel1
Job1
Psalms1
Proverbs1
In the text
Genesis 30:8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.2 Samuel 22:27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.Job 5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.Psalms 18:27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
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