- Original: פּתל - Transliteration: Pathal - Phonetic: paw-thal' - Definition: 1. to twist a. (Niphal) 1. to be twisted 2. to wrestle b. (Hithpael) to be twisted - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1857 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to twine that is (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous: - (shew self) froward shew self unsavoury wrestle. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • froward, 3 Job 5:13; Psalm 18:26; Proverbs 8:8 • unsavory, 1 2 Samuel 22:27 • wrestled, 1 Genesis 30:8