H3943: לָפַת
lâphath · pronounced law-fath' · “to twist”
Definition
properly, to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside
KJV translates it as: take hold, turn aside (self).
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to twist, grasp, turn, grasp with a twisting motion
1a) (Qal) to grasp
1b) (Niphal) to twist, weave, wind
1a) (Qal) to grasp
1b) (Niphal) to twist, weave, wind
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3943 is translated
- he grasped ×1
- he twisted ×1
- they twist ×1
Bible verses with H3943 (lâphath)
Lâphath appears in 3 verses.
- Judges 16:29
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
- Ruth 3:8
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
- Job 6:18
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.