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Lexicon :: Strong's H6620 - peṯen

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פֶּתֶן
Transliteration
peṯen
Pronunciation
peh'-then
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to twist
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TWOT Reference: 1858a

Strong’s Definitions

פֶּתֶן pethen, peh'-then; from an unused root meaning to twist; an asp (from its contortions):—adder.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H6620 in the following manner: asp (4x), adder (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H6620 in the following manner: asp (4x), adder (2x).

  1. a snake, venomous serpent

    1. perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פֶּתֶן pethen, peh'-then; from an unused root meaning to twist; an asp (from its contortions):—adder.
STRONGS H6620: Abbreviations
† פֶּ֫תֶן noun masculinePsalm 68:5 a venomous serpent, perhaps cobra (פתן Ecclus 39:30; Aramaic פִּתְנא, bdb083701, whence perhaps Arabic bdb083702; — only in poetry: plural רֹאשׁ פְּתָנִים Deuteronomy 32:33 (|| חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם), Job 20:16, מְרוֺרַת פ׳ Job 20:14; singular פֶּ֫תֶן Psalm 91:13 (|| תַּנִּין), חֵרֵשׁ פ׳ Psalm 58:5, פָּ֑תֶן חֻר Isaiah 11:8.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:33

Job

20:14; 20:16

Psalms

58:5; 68:5; 91:13

Isaiah

11:8

H6620

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6620 matches the Hebrew פֶּתֶן (peṯen),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:33 - Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:14 - yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:16 - He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 - Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:13 - You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:8 - The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
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