Original Word: גּוּמָּץ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: guwmmats
Pronunciation: goom-mats
Phonetic Spelling: (goom-mawts')
Definition: a pit
Meaning: A pit or hole.

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to depress.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of a pit in the Hebrew Bible can be related to several Greek terms in the Septuagint and New Testament, such as:
• Strong's Greek 5421 (φρέαρ, phrear): A well or pit.
• Strong's Greek 9999 (βόθυνος, bothynos): A pit or hole, often used metaphorically for a place of danger or destruction.

These Greek terms capture similar themes of danger, entrapment, and the need for rescue, paralleling the Hebrew usage of גּוּמָּץ.

Usage: The term גּוּמָּץ is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a pit or hole, often in the context of a trap or a place of entrapment.

Context: The Hebrew word גּוּמָּץ appears in the Old Testament and is translated as "pit" in English. It is used to describe a physical depression or hole in the ground, which can serve various purposes, such as a trap for animals or a place of concealment. The term is found in contexts that often imply danger or entrapment, highlighting the perilous nature of such pits. In the Berean Standard Bible, גּוּמָּץ is used in passages that emphasize the themes of danger and divine deliverance, illustrating the physical and metaphorical significance of pits in biblical narratives.

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a pit
NASB Translation
pit (1).

גּוּמָּץ noun masculine pit (Aramaic loan-word, compare גּוּמְצָא, ; Late Hebrew גּוּמָּצָא compare Ba^{NB 66, Anm.I}), Ecclesiastes 10:8 חֹפֵר בּוֺ יִמּ֑וֺל ׳ג he that diggeth a pit shall fall in to it; so also Proverbs 26:27 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 where HCT כֹּרֶה שַׁחַת .

pit

Of uncertain derivation; a pit -- pit.

גּוּמָּ֖ץ גומץ gūm·māṣ gūmmāṣ gumMatzInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts