פֶּתֶן H6620

H6620 is the Hebrew word פֶּתֶן, transliterated pethen and said peh'-then. The King James Version most often renders it asps.

Word: פֶּתֶןTransliteration: pethenSaid: peh'-thenLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

an asp (from its contortions).

from an unused root meaning to twist.

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

asps 2×adder 2×asp 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: adder.

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.

What does Strong's H6620 mean?

H6620 is the Hebrew word פֶּתֶן (pethen), meaning an asp (from its contortions).

How is H6620 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it asps (2 times), adder (2 times), asp (1 time).

How many times does H6620 appear in the Bible?

פֶּתֶן (pethen) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6620 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to twist.