Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6620 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פֶּתֶן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to twist |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | pethen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | peh'-then |
| Meaning: | 1. an asp (from its contortions) |
| KJV Renderings: | adder. |
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פֶּ֫תֶן noun masculine Ps 68:5 a venomous serpent, perhaps cobra (פתן Eccl 39:30 Aramaic פִּתְנָא, [untranscribed source text 4392], whence perhaps Arabic [untranscribed source text 4393]; — only in poetry: plural פְּתָנִים ראֹשׁ Deut 32:33 (|| חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם), Job 20:16, ׳ מְרוֺרַת פ Job 20:14 singular פֶּ֫תֶן Ps 91:13 (|| תַּנִּין), חֵרֵשׁ ׳ פ Ps 58:5, חֻר פָּ֑תֶן Isa 11:8.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
