6356. pechetheth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
pechetheth: Pit, trap, snare

Original Word: פֶּחָתֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: pechetheth
Pronunciation: peh-kheh'-theth
Phonetic Spelling: (pekh-eh'-theth)
Definition: Pit, trap, snare
Meaning: a hole

Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּחַת (pachat), meaning "to dig" or "to open."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is Strong's Greek 3802 (παγίς, pagis), meaning "trap" or "snare."

Usage: The term "pechetheth" is used to describe a pit or trap, often metaphorically representing danger, entrapment, or a snare set for the unwary. It conveys the idea of a hidden danger or a situation that can lead to one's downfall.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, pits and snares were commonly used for hunting animals or capturing enemies. The imagery of a pit or trap is frequently employed in the Hebrew Bible to symbolize the perils and hidden dangers that can ensnare individuals, both physically and spiritually. This metaphor would have been readily understood by an agrarian society familiar with the use of such devices.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as pachath
Definition
a boring or eating out
NASB Translation
eating away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְּחֶ֫תֶת noun feminine a boring or eating out; — Leviticus 13:55, of leprous decay in garment.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fret inward

From the same as pachath; a hole (by mildew in a garment) -- fret inward.

see HEBREW pachath

Forms and Transliterations
פְּחֶ֣תֶת פחתת pə·ḥe·ṯeṯ peChetet pəḥeṯeṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 13:55
HEB: בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשְׂרְפֶ֑נּוּ פְּחֶ֣תֶת הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ
NAS: it in the fire, whether an eating away has produced bareness
KJV: it in the fire; it [is] fret inward, [whether] it [be] bare within
INT: the fire shall burn an eating he the top

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Strong's Hebrew 6356
1 Occurrence


pə·ḥe·ṯeṯ — 1 Occ.
















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