Pethen — H6620

H6620 · Hebrew — פתן

Pronunciation: peh'-then

Definition

masculine noun

an asp (from its contortions)

  1. a snake, venomous serpent
    1. perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper

Usually translated as

adder

Origin

from an unused root meaning to twist

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Pethen occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Job (2), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — P