Strong's Hebrew · H6617
פָּתַל
pâthal · paw-thal'
Definitionto twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usage(shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.
Occurrences5 in the KJV · 5 verses
פָּתַל in Scripture
Genesis 30:8
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
2 Samuel 22:27
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Psalms 18:26
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.