פָּתַל
pâthal · paw-thal'
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the mark, the covenant sign › authority, the one who leads
To speak, the word of the mark, the covenant sign of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פָּתַל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- have i wrestled1 · 20%
- thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury1 · 20%
- of the froward1 · 20%
- thou wilt shew thyself froward1 · 20%
- there is nothing froward1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.