H6617: פָּתַל
pâthal · pronounced paw-thal' · “to twist”
Definition
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
KJV translates it as: (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be twisted
1a2) to wrestle
1b) (Hithpael) to be twisted
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6617 is translated
- you show yourself twisted ×2
- i have wrestled ×1
- tortuous people ×1
- is a twisted thing ×1
Bible verses with H6617 (pâthal)
Pâthal appears in 5 verses.
- Genesis 30:8
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
- 2 Samuel 22:27
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
- Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
- Psalms 18:26
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
- Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.