Strong's Lexicon

H6617

H6617 — פָּתַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpathalverb-stemOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1857

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6617
Word:	פָּתַל
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	pathal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	paw-thal'
Meaning:	1. to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
KJV Renderings:	(shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.

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[פָּתַל] verb twist (Late Hebrew Pi`el and derivatives; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4389]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4390]; Aramaic פְּתַל, chiefly derivatives, in figure senses; Syriac [untranscribed source text 4391]); —

Niph`al Perfect 1 singular נִפְּתַּלְתִּי עִם Gen 30:8 I have wrestled (literally twisted myself) with; Participle עֲצַת נִפְתָּלִים Job 5:13 the plan of the tortuous; נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּשׁ Prov 8:8 anything tortuous and twisted.

Hithpa`el Imperfect 2 masculine singular עִםֿ עִקֵּשׁ תִּתְפַּתָּ֑ל Ps 18:27 with the twisted thou dost deal tortuously= 2Sam 22:27 (so read for impossible תִּתַּפָּ֑ל).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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