Laphat לָפַת
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| לָפַת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | laphat |
| Strong's number | H3943 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to twist |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (1) |
Laphat (Hebrew לָפַת, Strong's H3943) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to twist”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to twist, grasp, turn, grasp with a twisting motion
1a) (Qal) to grasp
1b) (Niphal) to twist, weave, wind
1a) (Qal) to grasp
1b) (Niphal) to twist, weave, wind
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hold (1), turned (1), aside (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | reached out (1), turned over (1), turn aside (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Laphat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- 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.And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,
Ruth
- Ruth 3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!
Job
- Job 6:18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).