Know the Word.

Hebrew word

pâthal

paw-thal'

פָּתַל

What it means

to twine, i.e. to struggle or be tortuous

to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • froward2
  • wrestled1
  • unsavoury1

Every place it appears 4

Genesis30:8
2 Samuel22:27
Job5:13
Proverbs8:8