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Job 6:18
“The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
לָפַתlâphath · law-fath'
H3943 · Hebrew
H3943 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- take hold, turn aside (self).
- Grammar
- יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ — verb Niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 16:29Ruth 3:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read לָפַת here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.