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H6621 פֶּתַע (pethaʻ) peh'-thah

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

suddenness

Strong's Definition

a wink, i.e. moment(used only (with or without preposition) adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to open (the eyes); (compare H6597 (פִּתְאוֹם))

KJV Usage: at an instant, suddenly, [idiom] very.

TWOT Reference: 1859

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) suddenness, in an instant

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּתַע (pe.ta) — suddenness. suddenness, in an instant

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Time

instant = a very short interval of time

NUM 6:9 · NUM 35:22 · PRO 6:15 · PRO 29:1 · ISA 29:5 · ISA 30:13 · HAB 2:7

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּתַע subst. suddenness (√ unknown) base

Bible Occurrences (7)

2:7

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