Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6348 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פָּחַז |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | pachaz |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | paw-khaz' |
| Meaning: | 1. to bubble up or froth (as boiling water), i.e. (figuratively) to be unimportant |
| KJV Renderings: | light. |
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[פָּחַז] verb be wanton, reckless (Late Hebrew id. (rare); Arabic [untranscribed source text 4207] be haughty, boastful, reckless; ᵑ7 פְּחַז, Syriac [untranscribed source text 4208] be lascivious, in derived species and derivatives ); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
