Hebrew · Strong's H6617
פָּתַל
pathalpaw-thal'
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
1890 spelling: pâthal
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
Rendered in the KJV as
(shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- נִפְתָּ֥ל1
- נִפְתָּלִ֣ים1
- נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי1
- תִּתַּפָּֽל׃1
- תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- you show yourself twisted2
- [is] a twisted [thing]1
- I have wrestled1
- tortuous [people]1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular2
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 1st person common singular1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
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- HVti2ms · 2
- HVNp1cs · 1
- HVNrmpa · 1
- HVNrmsa · 1
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