לָפַת (lāpat) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning twist. It appears
3 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3943).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1123)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1123)turn, grasp with a twisting motion; grasped; turn aside; bend, clasp; take hold
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
לָפַתverb: twist, turn
QalSamson grasped the two middle columns.
Niphalthe man started up and twisted himself
Strong's H3943לָפַת: properly, to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside KJV:take hold, turn aside (self).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.