H3943 לָפַת

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences

לָפַת

lâphath · law-fath'

Definition

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

KJV Renderings

take hold, turn aside (self).

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Verses (3)

Judges 16:29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
Ruth 3:8¶ And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
Job 6:18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.