Know the Word.

Hebrew word

lâphath

law-fath'

לָפַת

What it means

properly, to bend, i.e. to clasp

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • hold1
  • turned1
  • aside1

Every place it appears 3

Judges16:29
Ruth3:8
Job6:18
lâphath — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to bend, i.e. to cla”