Strong's Lexicon

H6597

H6597 — פִּתאוֹם פִּתאוֹם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpith'owmadverbOccurrences: 25TWOT: 1859a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6597
Word:פִּתאוֹם פִּתאוֹם
Part of Speech:adverb
Etymology:from H6621
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:25
Transliteration:pith'owm
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:pith-ome' (or pith.om {pith-ome'}) adv.
Meaning:1. instantly
KJV Renderings:straightway, sudden(-ly).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6889

פִּתְאֹם, once Ps 64:8 (see Baer) פִּתְאוֺם substantive suddenness, usually as adverb accusative suddenly (from פֶּתַע, with the term. ם- (compare שִׁלְשֹׁם), and with ע weakened to א: Sta§ 295 ii. 255 f. BaNB § 216 b); — Num 12:4 אלטֿשׁה ׳ פ ׳ ויאמר י, Josh 10:9; Josh 11:7 especially of calamity, invasion, etc., coming suddenly , Isa 47:11; Isa 48:3; Jer 4:20 שֻׁדְּדוּ אֹהָלי ׳ בּ, Jer 6:26; Jer 15:8 ; Jer 18:22 ; Jer 51:8 Psalms יֹרֻהוּ וְלאֹ יִירָ֑אוּ ׳ פ, Jer 51:8; Job 5:3 ; Job 9:23; Eccl 9:12; Prov 6:15; Prov 24:22 also Prov 7:22; Mal 3:1 thrice with פֶּתַע (q. v.). As a genitive Prov 3:25 ׳ אלתֿירא מִפַּהַר פ of the terror of suddenness, i.e. the sudden terror, Job 22:10 and with בְּ, in suddenness, 2Chr 29:36 היה הדבר ׳ בפ.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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