◄ 6354. pachath ►
Strong's Lexicon pachath: Pit, trap, snare Original Word: פַחַת Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: pachath Pronunciation: pah-khath' Phonetic Spelling: (pakh'-ath) Definition: Pit, trap, snare Meaning: a pit, for, catching animals Word Origin: From the root פָּחַת (pachat), which means to dig or to open. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, similar concepts can be found in Greek words like βόθυνος (bothynos - pit) and παγίς (pagis - snare). Usage: The term "pachath" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a pit or a trap, often metaphorically representing danger, entrapment, or a place of destruction. It conveys the idea of a hidden danger or a situation that can lead to downfall or calamity. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, pits and traps were commonly used for hunting animals or capturing enemies. The imagery of a pit or trap in the Bible often symbolizes the cunning and deceitful nature of sin and the consequences of falling into moral or spiritual danger. The concept of a pit also reflects the physical and existential threats faced by individuals in biblical times, such as being thrown into a literal pit or experiencing a metaphorical fall from grace. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition a pit NASB Translation caves (1), chasm (1), pit (7), pitfall (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מַּ֫חַת noun masculine2Samuel 18:17 (in 2 Samuel 17:9 read בְּאַחַד) pit; — ׳פ absolute Jeremiah 48:43 +, מָּ֑חַת Jeremiah 48:28; plural מְּחָתִים 2 Samuel 17:9; — pit, 2 Samuel 17:9; 2 Samuel 18:17; Jeremiah 48:28 (Gie question text); figurative of calamity וָפָ֑ח ׳מַּחַד וָפ Jeremiah 48:43 compare Jeremiah 48:44; Jeremiah 48:44 = Isaiah 24:17 compare Isaiah 24:18; Isaiah 24:18 and Lamentations 3:47. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hole, pit, snare Probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig; a pit, especially for catching animals -- hole, pit, snare. Forms and Transliterations הַפְּחָתִ֔ים הַפַּ֔חַת הַפַּ֣חַת הפחת הפחתים וָפַ֖חַת וָפַ֛חַת ופחת פָֽחַת׃ פחת׃ Fachat hap·pa·ḥaṯ hap·pə·ḥā·ṯîm hapPachat happaḥaṯ happechaTim happəḥāṯîm p̄ā·ḥaṯ p̄āḥaṯ vaFachat wā·p̄a·ḥaṯ wāp̄aḥaṯ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 17:9 HEB: נֶחְבָּא֙ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַפְּחָתִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ד NAS: in one of the caves or KJV: now in some pit, or in some INT: hidden one of the caves or another 2 Samuel 18:17 HEB: בַיַּ֙עַר֙ אֶל־ הַפַּ֣חַת הַגָּד֔וֹל וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ NAS: him into a deep pit in the forest KJV: him into a great pit in the wood, INT: the forest about pit A deep and erected Isaiah 24:17 HEB: פַּ֥חַד וָפַ֖חַת וָפָ֑ח עָלֶ֖יךָ NAS: Terror and pit and snare Confront KJV: Fear, and the pit, and the snare, INT: Terror and pit and snare Confront Isaiah 24:18 HEB: יִפֹּ֣ל אֶל־ הַפַּ֔חַת וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ NAS: will fall into the pit, And he who climbs KJV: shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up INT: will fall into the pit climbs of the midst Isaiah 24:18 HEB: וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַפַּ֔חַת יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּפָּ֑ח NAS: And he who climbs out of the pit will be caught KJV: out of the midst of the pit shall be taken INT: climbs of the midst of the pit will be caught the snare Jeremiah 48:28 HEB: בְּעֶבְרֵ֥י פִי־ פָֽחַת׃ NAS: Beyond the mouth of the chasm. KJV: in the sides of the hole's mouth. INT: Beyond the mouth of the chasm Jeremiah 48:43 HEB: פַּ֥חַד וָפַ֖חַת וָפָ֑ח עָלֶ֛יךָ NAS: Terror, pit and snare KJV: Fear, and the pit, and the snare, INT: Terror pit and snare and Jeremiah 48:44 HEB: יִפֹּ֣ל אֶל־ הַפַּ֔חַת וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ מִן־ NAS: Will fall into the pit, And the one who climbs KJV: shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up INT: will fall into the pit climbs out Jeremiah 48:44 HEB: וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ מִן־ הַפַּ֔חַת יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּפָּ֑ח NAS: And the one who climbs up out of the pit Will be caught KJV: and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken INT: climbs out of the pit Will be caught the snare Lamentations 3:47 HEB: פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ NAS: Panic and pitfall have befallen KJV: Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation INT: Panic and pitfall have befallen Devastation 10 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6354 10 Occurrences p̄ā·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ. hap·pa·ḥaṯ — 5 Occ. hap·pə·ḥā·ṯîm — 1 Occ. wā·p̄a·ḥaṯ — 3 Occ.