The meaning of “פַּחַת”
Understanding pachath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig hole, pit, snare. - a pit, especially forcatching animals 1) pit,...
פַּחַת
probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig hole, pit, snare. - a pit, especially forcatching animals 1) pit, hole
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 18:17 | “And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.” Word: פַּחַת (pachath) | |
| Isaiah 24:18 | “And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.” Word: פַּחַת (pachath) | |
| Jeremiah 48:43 | “Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.” Word: פַּחַת (pachath) | |
| Lamentations 3:47 | “Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.” Word: פַּחַת (pachath) |
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