laphath (H3943) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H3943

לָפַת

laphathlaw-fath'

properly, to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp

1890 spelling: lâphath

Gematria 510

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

properly, to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside

Rendered in the KJV as

take hold, turn aside (self).

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

וַיִּלְפֹּ֨ת1
וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת1
יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ1

How it is rendered · 3

and he grasped1
and he twisted1
they twist1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

Hc/VNw3ms1
Hc/Vqw3ms1
verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1

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Hc/VNw3ms · 1
Hc/Vqw3ms · 1
HVNi3mp · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Judges1 of 3 · 33%
Ruth1 of 3 · 33%
Job1 of 3 · 33%

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Judges1 occurrence

Judges 16:29וַיִּלְפֹּ֨תvaiyilpotHc/Vqw3msAnd Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,here: and he grasped

Ruth1 occurrence

Ruth 3:8וַיִּלָּפֵ֑תvaiyilafetHc/VNw3msAt midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!here: and he twisted

Job1 occurrence

Job 6:18יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּyilafetuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralCaravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.here: they twist

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