# H6617 פָּתַל

פָּתַל (pâthal), Strong’s H6617: to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous KJV: (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.. Occurs 5 times.

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

KJV: (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.

Occurs 5 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [פָּתַל] vb. twist
- Niph. I have wrestled (lit. twisted myself) with; the plan of the tortuous; anything tortuous and twisted
- Hithp. with the twisted thou dost deal tortuously

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 30:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/30?v=8) — Rachel said, “I have wrestled with my sister with mighty wrestlings, and have prevailed.” She named him Naphtali.
- [2 Samuel 22:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/22?v=27) — With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
- [Psalms 18:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/18?v=27) — With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
- [Proverbs 8:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/8?v=8) — All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
- [Job 5:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/job/5?v=13) — He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.