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It is used metaphorically in the Bible to describe danger, deceit, and the deadly nature of sin. The imagery of a serpent is frequently associated with cunning and treachery, reflecting the characteristics of these creatures in the natural world.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern culture, snakes were both feared and revered. They were often seen as symbols of danger and death due to their venomous bites. In the biblical context, serpents are frequently associated with evil and deception, most notably in the account of the Fall in Genesis. The "pethen" specifically is thought to refer to a type of snake known for its deadly bite, possibly the Egyptian cobra, which was common in the region.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(a venomous serpent) perhaps cobra<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cobra (3), cobras (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מֶּ֫תֶן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Psalm 68:5</sup> a <font size="+1"><b>venomous serpent</b></font>, perhaps <font size="+1"><b>cobra</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">פתן</font> Ecclus 39:30; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">מִּתְנָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083701.gif">, whence perhaps Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083702.gif">; — only in poetry: plural <font class="hebrew2">מְּתָנִים ראֹשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Deuteronomy 32:33</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם</font>), <a href="/interlinear/job/20-16.htm">Job 20:16</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מְרוֺרַת פ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/20-14.htm">Job 20:14</a>; singular <font class="hebrew2">מֶּ֫תֶן</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">תַּנִּין</font>), <font class="hebrew2">חֵרֵשׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">פ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/58-5.htm">Psalm 58:5</a>, <font class="hebrew2">חֻר מָּ֑תֶן</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>adder <p>From an unused root meaning to twist; an asp (from its contortions) -- adder. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וָפֶ֣תֶן ופתן פְּתָנִ֖ים פְּתָנִ֣ים פְּתָנִ֥ים פֶ֥תֶן פָּ֑תֶן פתן פתנים Feten pā·ṯen Paten pāṯen pə·ṯā·nîm p̄e·ṯen petaNim pəṯānîm p̄eṯen vaFeten wā·p̄e·ṯen wāp̄eṯen<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 32:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֵינָ֑ם וְרֹ֥אשׁ <b> פְּתָנִ֖ים </b> אַכְזָֽר׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the deadly poison <span class="itali">of cobras.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the cruel venom <span class="itali">of asps.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their wine poison <span class="itali">of cobras</span> and the deadly<p><b><a href="/text/job/20-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 20:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת <b> פְּתָנִ֣ים </b> בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> To the venom <span class="itali">of cobras</span> within<br><a href="/kjvs/job/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it is] the gall <span class="itali">of asps</span> within<br><a href="/interlinear/job/20-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is changed to the venom <span class="itali">of cobras</span> within<p><b><a href="/text/job/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 20:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> רֹאשׁ־ <b> פְּתָנִ֥ים </b> יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the poison <span class="itali">of cobras;</span> The viper's<br><a href="/kjvs/job/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the poison <span class="itali">of asps:</span> the viper's<br><a href="/interlinear/job/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the poison <span class="itali">of cobras</span> sucks slays<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/58-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 58:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/58.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָחָ֑שׁ כְּמוֹ־ <b> פֶ֥תֶן </b> חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ יַאְטֵ֥ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/58.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a deaf <span class="itali">cobra</span> that stops<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/58.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [they are] like the deaf <span class="itali">adder</span> [that] stoppeth<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/58-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of a serpent Like <span class="itali">cobra</span> A deaf stops<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/91-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 91:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/91.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ שַׁ֣חַל <b> וָפֶ֣תֶן </b> תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ תִּרְמֹ֖ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/91.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> upon the lion <span class="itali">and cobra,</span> The young lion<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/91.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the lion <span class="itali">and adder:</span> the young lion<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/91-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the lion <span class="itali">and cobra</span> will tread will trample<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 11:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ חֻ֣ר <b> פָּ֑תֶן </b> וְעַל֙ מְאוּרַ֣ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by the hole <span class="itali">of the cobra,</span> And the weaned<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on the hole <span class="itali">of the asp,</span> and the weaned child<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and cave <span class="itali">of the cobra</span> and den<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6620.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6620.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6620<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/feten_6620.htm">p̄e·ṯen — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/paten_6620.htm">pā·ṯen — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/petanim_6620.htm">pə·ṯā·nîm — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vafeten_6620.htm">wā·p̄e·ṯen — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> 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