H6617 פּתל - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number


פּתל
pâthal
paw-thal'
A primitive root; to twine, that is, (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous

KJV Usage: (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.


Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB6879

פּתל

1. to twist
a. (Niphal)
1. to be twisted
2. to wrestle
b. (Hithpael) to be twisted
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 1857
Parts of Speech: Verb
TBESH:
פָּתַל
pa.tal
H:V
to twist
1) to twist
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be twisted
1a2) to wrestle
1b) (Hithpael) to be twisted

View how H6617 פּתל is used in the Bible

5 occurrences of H6617 פּתל

Genesis 30:8 have I wrestled
2 Samuel 22:27 thou wilt contend.
Job 5:13 of the cunning
Psalms 18:26 thou wilt contend.
Proverbs 8:8 there is nothing crooked

Distinct usage

2 thou wilt contend.
1 have I wrestled
1 of the cunning
1 there is nothing crooked

Corresponding Greek Words

patal hithpa. G1294 dia strepho
patal hithpa. G4761 strebloo
patal ni. G4646 skolios

Related words

H6617

H5319 נפתּוּל naphtûl
נפתּוּל
naphtûl
naf-tool'
From H6617; properly wrestled; but used (in the plural) transitively, a struggle

KJV Usage: wrestling.


H5321 נפתּלי naphtâlı̂y
נפתּלי
naphtâlı̂y
naf-taw-lee'
From H6617; my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory

KJV Usage: Naphtali.


H6616 פּתיל pâthı̂yl
פּתיל
pâthı̂yl
paw-theel'
From H6617; twine

KJV Usage: bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.


H6618 פּתלתּל pe thaltôl
פּתלתּל
pe thaltôl
peth-al-tole'
From H6617; tortuous (that is, crafty)

KJV Usage: crooked.