Lexicon :: Strong's H6620 - peṯen

פֶּתֶן
Transliteration
peṯen
Pronunciation
peh'-then
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to twist
Dictionary Aids

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, , whence perhaps Arabic ; — 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