H3943 Hebrew

לָפַת

lâphath (law-fath')

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

KJV Translations of H3943

take hold, turn aside (self).

Word Origin & Derivation

a primitive root;

H3943 in the King James Bible

3 verses

Job 6:18 יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ

The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

Judges 16:29 וַיִּלְפֹּ֨ת

And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

Ruth 3:8 וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת

And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.