# לָפַת (lafat)

Israeli respelling: la-fat. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3943. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: take hold, turn aside (self).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/lafat-h3943

## Occurrences

- [Judges 16:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/16/29) — 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, an…
- [Ruth 3:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/8) — And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
- [Job 6:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/6/18) — The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.