Strong's Number H3943

לָפַת

laphath · law-fath'

Transliteration:

laphath{law-fath'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1123

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside

Usage in the KJV:

take hold 1, turn aside 1, turn 1

Total: 3
Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to twist, grasp, turn, grasp with a twisting motion
1. (Qal) to grasp
2. (Niphal) to twist, weave, wind