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foÌ„ld foÌ„ld´ing (verb; חבק, hÌ£aÌ„bhakÌ£, סבך, sabhakh; ἑλιÌσσω, helıÌssoÌ„): The verb occurs only 3 times in the King James Version, and in each instance represents a different word; we have hÌ£aÌ„bhakÌ£ “to clasp†(), “The fool foldeth his hands together†(compare ); sÌ£aÌ„bhak, “to interweave†(, “folded together as thorns,†the English Revised Version “like tangled thorns†the American Standard Revised Version “entangled like thornsâ€; see ENTANGLE); helissoÌ„ “to roll or fold up†(, quoted from (Septuagint), the Revised Version (British and American) “As a mantle shalt thou roll them upâ€).
Folding occurs as translation of gālı̄l, “turning†or “rolling†( bis, folding leaves of door). See also HOUSE.