1) to twist, grasp, turn, grasp with a twisting motion 1a) (Qal) to grasp 1b) (Niphal) to twist, weave, wind
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H3943 — לָפַת
la.phat · to twist · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Judges 16:29 · וַיִּלְפֹּ֨תAnd Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.Ruth 3:8 · וַיִּלָּפֵ֑תAnd it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.Job 6:18 · יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּThe caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.