la.phat describes turning or becoming bent, and in one scene taking hold of pillars.

The attested uses chiefly depict a turn or bending movement: paths turn aside in Job 6:18, and a man turns over in Ruth 3:8. In Judges 16:29, the Qal form occurs in Samson's physical taking hold of the two central pillars.

1. Turning or bending aside · dominant

   The Niphal forms mark a movement of turning in two settings. In Job 6:18 the APB renders the paths as they “turn aside,” while in Ruth 3:8 it renders the startled man as having “turned over.”

   Job 6:18Ruth 3:8
2. Taking hold of an object · rare

   In Judges 16:29, the Qal sequential imperfect occurs in the clause where Samson takes hold of the two central pillars and braces himself against them. The APB presents the action as “Samson grasped” the pillars.

   Judges 16:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding actions with “turn aside,” “turned over,” and “grasped.” These express the verse-level scenes rather than fixed English equivalents for the term.