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פַּח

A (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)

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פַּחH6341
Pronunciationpach

What does פַּח (pach) mean in the Bible?

פַּח (pach): Danger disguised as a flat, spread-out surface—snare or plate metaphor for hidden spiritual threat.

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Questions this entry answers

What does פַּח (pach) mean in the Bible?

פַּח (pach): Danger disguised as a flat, spread-out surface—snare or plate metaphor for hidden spiritual threat.

How does the BSB render H6341?

The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a snare (8), A trap (2), and snare (2), from the snare (2), in the snare (2).

Where does פַּח (pach) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 39:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (9), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (3), Amos (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
a snare8×Joshua 23:13, Psalms 69:22, Psalms 119:110, Psalms 140:5
A trap2×Job 18:9, Isaiah 8:14
and snare2×Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43
from the snare2×Psalms 91:3, Psalms 124:7
in the snare2×Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
snares2×Job 22:10, Jeremiah 18:22
[yet] the snare1×Hosea 9:8
and snares1×Proverbs 22:5
coals1×Psalms 11:6
Does a trap1×Amos 3:5
in a snare1×Ecclesiastes 9:12
sheets1×Numbers 16:38
the net1×Psalms 124:7
the snares1×Psalms 141:9
thin sheets1×Exodus 39:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 39:3פַּחֵ֣יtothin sheetsNoun - masculine plural constructNumbers 16:38פַחִים֙tosheetsNoun - masculine pluralJoshua 23:13לְפַ֣חtoa snarePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularJob 18:9פָּ֑חtoA trapNoun - masculine singularJob 22:10פַחִ֑יםtosnaresNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 11:6פַּ֫חִ֥יםtocoalsNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 69:22לְפָ֑חtoa snarePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 91:3מִפַּ֥חtofrom the snarePreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 119:110פַּ֣חtoa snareNoun - masculine singularPsalms 124:7מִפַּ֪חtofrom the snarePreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 39:3
Aligned rows27
Books represented11
Exodus1Numbers1Joshua1Job2Psalms9Proverbs2Ecclesiastes1Isaiah3Jeremiah3Hosea2Amos2
Source forms
בַּפָּ֑ח3xbap·pāḥEcclesiastes 9:12, Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
וָפָ֑ח2xwā·p̄āḥIsaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43
לְפַ֣ח2xlə·p̄aḥJoshua 23:13, Isaiah 8:14
פַּ֣ח2xpaḥPsalms 119:110, Amos 3:5
פָּ֑ח2xpāḥJob 18:9, Proverbs 7:23
הַפַּ֥ח1xhap·paḥPsalms 124:7
וּפַחִ֖ים1xū·p̄a·ḥîmJeremiah 18:22
לְפָ֑ח1xlə·p̄āḥPsalms 69:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular8xJob 18:9, Psalms 119:110, Psalms 140:5, Psalms 141:9
Noun - masculine plural4xNumbers 16:38, Job 22:10, Psalms 11:6, Proverbs 22:5
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular3xEcclesiastes 9:12, Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular3xJoshua 23:13, Psalms 69:22, Isaiah 8:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43
Noun - masculine singular construct2xHosea 9:8, Amos 3:5
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct2xPsalms 91:3, Psalms 124:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 124:7
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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