What does פִּיחַ (piyḥa) mean in the Bible?
פִּיחַ (piyḥa): Fine powder easily dispersed by wind; symbolizes human fragility, mortality, or divine judgment's transience.
Hebrew · H6368
פִּיחַ
A powder (as easily puffed away), i.e. ashes or dust
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פִּיחַH6368
Pronunciationpiyḥa
What does פִּיחַ (piyḥa) mean in the Bible?
פִּיחַ (piyḥa): Fine powder easily dispersed by wind; symbolizes human fragility, mortality, or divine judgment's transience.
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How does the BSB render H6368?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of soot (1), soot (1).
Where does פִּיחַ (piyḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (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 Itof soot1×Exodus 9:8
soot1×Exodus 9:10
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Usage map
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First aligned rowExodus 9:8
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Exodus2
Source forms
פִּ֖יחַ1xpî·aḥExodus 9:8
פִּ֣יחַ1xpî·aḥExodus 9:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct2xExodus 9:8, Exodus 9:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fine powder easily dispersed by wind; symbolizes human fragility, mortality, or divine judgment's transience.
Source Gloss
a powder (as easily puffed away), i.e. ashes or dust
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fine powder easily dispersed by wind; symbolizes human fragility, mortality, or divine judgment's transience.
a powder (as easily puffed away), i.e. ashes or dust BDB: soot Usage: ashes.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פִּיחַ is built from this root: