H6617 פָּתַל
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 5 KJV occurrences
פָּתַל
pâthal · paw-thal'
Definition
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
KJV Renderings
(shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.
Derivation / Etymology
a primitive root;
KJV Verses (5)
- Genesis 30:8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
- 2 Samuel 22:27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
- Job 5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
- Psalms 18:26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
- Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.