H6617 · פָּתַל
pâthal · paw-thal' · forward
H6617 (pâthal, pronounced paw-thal') is the Hebrew word פָּתַל in Strong’s dictionary: to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous. It appears 5 times in 5 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- פָּתַל (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- pâthal
- Pronunciation
- paw-thal'
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- Definition
- to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
- Rendered in the KJV
- (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
5 occurrences in 5 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “You show Yourself shrewd” ×2
- “I have wrestled” ×1
- “are crooked” ×1
- “of the cunning” ×1
By book
Genesis 1 · 2 Samuel 1 · Job 1 · Psalms 1 · Proverbs 1
Verses
Related words
Numbers that share a root with H6617.