Word Study · Strong's H6620 · Hebrew
פֶּתֶן
pethen
peh'-then
“an asp (from its contortions)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an asp (from its contortions)
Rendered in the KJV as
adder.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- וָפֶ֣תֶן1
- פֶ֥תֶן1
- פָּ֑תֶן1
- פְּתָנִ֖ים1
- פְּתָנִ֣ים1
- פְּתָנִ֥ים1
How it is rendered · 3
- cobras3
- a cobra2
- and a cobra1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine plural3
- noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 3
- HNcmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Job2 occurrences
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 58:4פֶ֥תֶןfetennoun · masculine singularTheir venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,here: a cobra
- Psalms 91:13וָפֶ֣תֶןvafetenconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularYou will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.here: and a cobra