Strong's Hebrew #6617 - פָתַל pathal (to twist)

show self froward, show self unsavoury, wrestle

A primitive root; to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous -- (shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.

1) to twist
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be twisted
1a2) to wrestle
1b) (Hithpael) to be twisted
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1857

[מָּתַל] verb twist (Late Hebrew Pi`el and derivatives; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Aramaic מְּתַל, chiefly derivatives, in figure senses; Syriac ); —

Niph`al Perfect1singular נִמְּתַּלְתִּי עִם Genesis 30:8 I have wrestled (literally twisted myself) with; Participle עֲצַת נִפְתָּלִים Job 5:13 the plan of the tortuous; נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּשׁ Proverbs 8:8 anything tortuous and twisted.

Hithpa`el Imperfect2masculine singular עִםֿ עִקֵּשׁ תִּתְמַּתָּ֑ל Psalm 18:27 with the twisted thou dost deal tortuously = 2 Samuel 22:27 (so read for impossible תִּתַּמָּ֑ל).

Strong's Hebrew: 6617. פָּתַל (pathal) — 5 Occurrences

Genesis 30:8
HEB: נַפְתּוּלֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי עִם־ אֲחֹתִ֖י
NAS: wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister,
KJV: wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister,
INT: wrestlings mighty have wrestled with my sister

2 Samuel 22:27
HEB: וְעִם־ עִקֵּ֖שׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃
NAS: And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
KJV: and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
INT: and with the perverted show

Job 5:13
HEB: בְּעָרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה׃
NAS: And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
KJV: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
INT: shrewdness and the advice of the cunning is quickly

Psalm 18:26
HEB: וְעִם־ עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃
NAS: And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
KJV: and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
INT: and with the crooked show

Proverbs 8:8
HEB: אֵ֥ין בָּ֝הֶ֗ם נִפְתָּ֥ל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃
NAS: There is nothing crooked or perverted
KJV: [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or perverse
INT: of my mouth There crooked perverted