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H6354 פַּחַת (pachath) pakh'-ath

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

pit

Strong's Definition

a pit, especially forcatching animals

Derivation: probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig;

KJV Usage: hole, pit, snare.

TWOT Reference: 1761a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) pit, hole

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פַּ֫חַת (pa.chat) — pit. pit, hole

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Landforms

pit = a hollow area in the ground or a rock, ◄ either natural or manmade, ► which can be used by hunters to trap animals, or as a hiding place; ≈ associated with danger

2SA 17:9 · 2SA 18:17 · ISA 24:17 · ISA 24:18 · ISA 24:18 · JER 48:28 · JER 48:43 · JER 48:44 · JER 48:44 · LAM 3:47

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פַּ֫חַת n.m. pit base

Bible Occurrences (8)

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