- Original: פּתן - Transliteration: Pethen - Phonetic: peh'-then - Definition: 1. a snake, venomous serpent a. perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper - Origin: from an unused root meaning to twist - TWOT entry: 1858a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to twist; an asp (from its contortions): - adder. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • adder, 2 Psalm 58:4; Psalm 91:13 • asp, 1 Isaiah 11:8 • asps, 3 Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:14; Job 20:16