לָפַתlâphath/law-fath'/
HebrewH39433 occurrences (KJV)
properly, to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside
KJV renders it: take hold, turn aside (self).
Where it appears
- Judg 16:29Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and leaned on them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.
- Ruth 3:8At midnight, the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.
- Job 6:18The caravans that travel beside them turn aside. They go up into the waste, and perish.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.