What does פֶּתֶן mean in the Bible?
פֶּתֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "an asp (from its contortions )".
Hebrew · H6620
פֶּתֶן
An asp (from its contortions )
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פֶּתֶן H6620
What does פֶּתֶן mean in the Bible?
פֶּתֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "an asp (from its contortions )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6620?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of cobras (3), a cobra (1), and cobra (1), the cobra’s (1).
Where does פֶּתֶן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Psalms (2), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of cobras 3× Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:14, Job 20:16
a cobra 1× Psalms 58:4
and cobra 1× Psalms 91:13
the cobra’s 1× Isaiah 11:8
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Deuteronomy 32:33 פְּתָנִ֖ים to of cobras Noun - masculine plural Job 20:14 פְּתָנִ֣ים to of cobras Noun - masculine plural Job 20:16 פְּתָנִ֥ים to of cobras Noun - masculine plural Psalms 58:4 פֶ֥תֶן to a cobra Noun - masculine singular Psalms 91:13 וָפֶ֣תֶן to and cobra Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 11:8 פָּ֑תֶן to the cobra’s Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:33
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 Job 2 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וָפֶ֣תֶן 1x wā·p̄e·ṯen Psalms 91:13
פֶ֥תֶן 1x p̄e·ṯen Psalms 58:4
פָּ֑תֶן 1x pā·ṯen Isaiah 11:8
פְּתָנִ֖ים 1x pə·ṯā·nîm Deuteronomy 32:33
פְּתָנִ֣ים 1x pə·ṯā·nîm Job 20:14
פְּתָנִ֥ים 1x pə·ṯā·nîm Job 20:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 3x Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:14, Job 20:16
Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 58:4, Isaiah 11:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 91:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an asp (from its contortions )
Source Gloss
an asp (from its contortions )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an asp (from its contortions) BDB: serpent Usage: adder.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain