לָפַתlâphath
twist, turn, grasp with a twisting motion
Pronunciation: law-fath' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3943
Meanings
Qal: grasped (Judges 16:29)
Niph`al: and twisted himself, turn aside (twist, wind, with lessening force) (Ruth 3:8; Job 6:18)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Judges 16:29 Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands,
- Ruth 3:8 Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up and turned over. He was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet!
- Job 6:18 The caravans turn aside to be refreshed, but there is nothing to drink, so they die.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).