◄ 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: a pit, for, catching animals Meaning: A pit or trap used for catching animals. Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּחַח (pachach), which means to ensnare or trap. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G999: βόθυνος (bothynos) • A pit or hole, often used in a similar metaphorical sense as a place of danger or entrapment. • G5490: χάσμα (chasma) • A chasm or gulf, which can also imply a separation or a place of peril, though it is more commonly used to describe a wide gap or divide. These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic similarities with פַחַת (pachat) in their metaphorical use to describe danger, separation, or entrapment. Usage: The term פַחַת is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a pit or trap, often in a metaphorical sense to illustrate danger or entrapment. It is used to convey the idea of being caught or ensnared, either physically or spiritually. Context: פַחַת (pachat) appears in the Hebrew Bible as a noun that signifies a pit or trap, typically one used for capturing animals. The imagery of a pit is often employed metaphorically to describe situations of peril or entrapment. In the biblical context, it can represent the snares laid by the wicked or the unforeseen dangers that befall individuals. The concept of a pit is frequently associated with themes of judgment, calamity, and divine retribution, as well as the deliverance from such perils by God's intervention. For example, in the book of Jeremiah, the prophet speaks of the impending judgment and the traps set by adversaries: "Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth" (Jeremiah 48:43, BSB). This usage underscores the inevitability of divine justice and the inescapable nature of God's decrees. The metaphor of a pit is also used in the Psalms to describe the plight of the righteous who are delivered from the schemes of the wicked: "He brought me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay" (Psalm 40:2, BSB). Here, the pit symbolizes a place of despair and helplessness, from which only divine intervention can rescue. 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.