What does פַּחַת (paḥat) mean in the Bible?
פַּחַת (paḥat): Pit functioning as a trap or snare for animals; metaphorically extends to danger, destruction, or moral downfall.
Hebrew · H6354
פַּחַת
A pit , especially for catching animals
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פַּחַת H6354
Pronunciation paḥat
What does פַּחַת (paḥat) mean in the Bible?
פַּחַת (paḥat): Pit functioning as a trap or snare for animals; metaphorically extends to danger, destruction, or moral downfall.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6354?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the pit (4), and pit (2), and pitfall (1), cave (1), of a cave (1).
Where does פַּחַת (paḥat) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 17:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (4), Isaiah (3), 2 Samuel (2), Lamentations (1).
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 the pit 4× Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
and pit 2× Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43
and pitfall 1× Lamentations 3:47
cave 1× 2 Samuel 17:9
of a cave 1× Jeremiah 48:28
pit 1× 2 Samuel 18:17
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 17:9 הַפְּחָתִ֔ים to cave Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 18:17 הַפַּ֣חַת to pit Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 24:17 וָפַ֖חַת to and pit Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 24:18 הַפַּ֔חַת to the pit Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 24:18 הַפַּ֔חַת to the pit Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 48:28 פָֽחַת׃ to of a cave Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 48:43 וָפַ֖חַת to and pit Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 48:44 הַפַּ֔חַת to the pit Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 48:44 הַפַּ֔חַת to the pit Article | Noun - masculine singular Lamentations 3:47 וָפַ֛חַת to and pitfall Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 17:9
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
2 Samuel 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 4 Lamentations 1
Source forms
הַפַּ֔חַת 4x hap·pa·ḥaṯ Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
וָפַ֖חַת 2x wā·p̄a·ḥaṯ Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43
הַפַּ֣חַת 1x hap·pa·ḥaṯ 2 Samuel 18:17
הַפְּחָתִ֔ים 1x hap·pə·ḥā·ṯîm 2 Samuel 17:9
וָפַ֛חַת 1x wā·p̄a·ḥaṯ Lamentations 3:47
פָֽחַת׃ 1x p̄ā·ḥaṯ Jeremiah 48:28
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x 2 Samuel 18:17, Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43, Lamentations 3:47
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 17:9
Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 48:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Pit functioning as a trap or snare for animals; metaphorically extends to danger, destruction, or moral downfall.
Source Gloss
a pit , especially for catching animals
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Pit functioning as a trap or snare for animals; metaphorically extends to danger, destruction, or moral downfall.
a pit, especially for catching animals BDB: pit Usage: hole, pit, snare.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A trap or snare dug to catch others, but the digger falls into it instead
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain