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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6597 - פִּתְאֹם

Transliteration

pithʼôwm

Phonetics

pith-ome', pith-ome'

Origin

from (H6621)

Parts of Speech

adverb, substantive

TWOT

1859a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

adv
1. suddenly, surprisingly
subst
1. suddenness

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 869 ‑ ἄφνω (af'‑no); 1810 ‑ ἐξαίφνης (ex‑ah'eef‑nace); 1819 ‑ ἐξάπινα (ex‑ap'‑ee‑nah); 1904 ‑ ἐπέρχομαι (ep‑er'‑khom‑ahee); 2112 ‑ εὐθέως (yoo‑theh'‑oce); 3916 ‑ παραχρῆμα (par‑akh‑ray'‑mah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (26)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 6

Malachi 1

BSB (24)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

CSB (18)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

ESV (25)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

KJV (25)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

LEB (24)

Numbers 1

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

LSB (25)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

N95 (23)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

NAS (25)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 5

Malachi 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (26)

Numbers 2

Joshua 2

2 Chronicles 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 6

Malachi 1

ASV (26)

but suddenly 1

her straightway 1

i have caused anguish 1

is suddenly 1

of sudden 1

shall suddenly 1

suddenly 12

suddenly upon them 1

thee, and sudden 1

them: suddenly 1

upon her suddenly 1

upon thee suddenly 1

upon them suddenly 1

was done suddenly 1

will suddenly 1

BSB (24)

and sudden 1

and suddenly 1

brings sudden 1

but suddenly 1

by surprise 1

i will suddenly 1

in an instant 1

on impulse 1

so quickly 1

sudden 2

suddenly 9

that suddenly 1

then suddenly 1

will suddenly 1

you suddenly 1

CSB (18)

at him suddenly 1

immediately 1

impulsively 1

sudden 1

suddenly 13

surprise 1

ESV (25)

once 1

sudden 3

suddenly 21

KJV (25)

straightway 1

sudden 2

suddenly 22

LEB (24)

but suddenly 1

her suddenly 1

i will suddenly 1

sudden 1

suddenly 14

suddenly be 1

them suddenly 3

you suddenly 2

LSB (25)

sudden 2

suddenly 23

N95 (23)

immediately 1

sudden 2

suddenly 20

NAS (25)

immediately 1

sudden 2

suddenly 22

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (26)

at him suddenly 1

but suddenly 1

i have caused anguish 1

immediately 1

is suddenly 1

of sudden 1

on her suddenly 1

on them suddenly 1

on you suddenly 1

shall suddenly 1

suddenly 10

suddenly on them 1

was done suddenly 1

will suddenly 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2652) o t p (פתאה PTAh) AC: Wink CO: ? AB: Moment: The sudden closing and opening of the eye. [from: tp- opening the eye]

N^m ) o t p (פתאה PTAh) - Moment: As a wink of time. KJV (7): very, suddenly, instant - Strongs: H6621 (פֶּתַע)

eqp^m) m f o t i p (פיתאהומ PYTAhWM) - Moment: As a wink of time. [df: Mwatp Matp] KJV (25): suddenly, sudden, straightway - Strongs: H6597 (פִּתְאֹם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מִּתְאֹם, once Psalm 64:8 (see Baer) מִּתְאוֺם substantive suddenness, usually as

adverb accusative suddenly (from מֶּתַע, with the term. ם- (compare שִׁלְשֹׁם), and with ע weakened to א: Sta^{§ 295} Kö^{ii. 255f.} Ba^{NB § 216 b}); — Numbers 12:4 אלטֿשׁה׳פ ׳ויאמר י, Joshua 10:9; Joshua 11:7; especially of calamity, invasion, etc., coming suddenly, Isaiah 47:11; Isaiah 48:3; Jeremiah 4:20 שֻׁדְּדוּ אֹהָלי׳בּ, Jeremiah 6:26; Jeremiah 15:8; Jeremiah 18:22; Jeremiah 51:8; Psalm יֹרֻהוּ וְלאֹ יִירָ֑אוּ׳פ, Jeremiah 51:8; Job 5:3; Job 9:23; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Proverbs 6:15; Proverbs 24:22; also Proverbs 7:22; Malachi 3:1; thrice with מֶּתַע (q. v.). As a Genitive Proverbs 3:25 ׳אלתֿירא מִמַּהַר פ of the terror of suddenness, i.e. the sudden terror, Job 22:10; and with בְּ, in suddenness, 2 Chronicles 29:36 היה הדבר׳בפ.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

פִּתְאֹם adv. (for פִּתְעֹם from פֶּתַע a moment, with the termination -ֹם and ע changed into א), suddenly, in a moment, Joshua 10:9. It is also put after nouns in genit., as פַּחַר פִּתְאֹם sudden terror, Proverbs 3:25 often after פֶּתַע (with an intensitive power) בְּפֶתַע פִתְאֹם Numbers 6:9 לְפֶתַע פִּתְאֹם Isaiah 29:5 also transp. פִּתְאֹם לְפֶתַע Isai. 30:13. With prefix בְּפִתְאֹם 2 Chronicles 29:36.

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List of Word Forms

בְּפִתְאֹ֖ם בפתאם וּפִתְאֹם֩ ופתאם פִ֭תְאֹם פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם פִּ֭תְאֹם פִּתְא֑וֹם פִּתְאֹ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֔ם פִּתְאֹ֗ם פִּתְאֹ֛ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם פִּתְאֹֽם׃ פִּתְאֹם֙ פִתְאֹ֔ם פִתְאֹֽם׃ פתאום פתאם פתאם׃ bə·p̄iṯ·’ōm befitOm bəp̄iṯ’ōm fitOm piṯ’ōm p̄iṯ’ōm piṯ’ōwm piṯ·’ō·wm piṯ·’ōm p̄iṯ·’ōm pitOm ū·p̄iṯ·’ōm ufitOm ūp̄iṯ’ōm