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Lexicon :: Strong's H6597 - piṯ'ōm

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פִּתְאֹם
Transliteration
piṯ'ōm
Pronunciation
pith-ome'
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Part of Speech
adverb, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1859a

Strong’s Definitions

פִּתְאוֹם pithʼôwm, pith-ome'; or פִּתְאֹם pithʼôm; from H6621; instantly:—straightway, sudden(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H6597 in the following manner: suddenly (22x), sudden (2x), straightway (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H6597 in the following manner: suddenly (22x), sudden (2x), straightway (1x).
adverb

  1. suddenly, surprisingly

    substantive

  2. suddenness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פִּתְאוֹם pithʼôwm, pith-ome'; or פִּתְאֹם pithʼôm; from H6621; instantly:—straightway, sudden(-ly).
STRONGS H6597: Abbreviations
† פִּתְאֹם, once Psalm 64:8 (see Baer) פִּתְאוֹם substantive suddenness, usually as adverb accusative suddenly (from פֶּתַע, with the term. ־ם (compare שִׁלְשֹׁם), and with ע weakened to א : Sta§ 295 Köii. 255 f. BaNB § 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; Psalms 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 (which see). As a genitive † Proverbs 3:25 פ׳מִפַּחַר אל־תירא 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׳.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

12:4

Joshua

10:9; 11:7

2 Chronicles

29:36

Job

5:3; 9:23; 22:10

Psalms

64:8

Proverbs

3:25; 6:15; 7:22; 24:22

Ecclesiastes

9:12

Isaiah

47:11; 48:3

Jeremiah

4:20; 6:26; 15:8; 18:22; 51:8; 51:8

Malachi

3:1

H6597

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6597 matches the Hebrew פִּתְאֹם (piṯ'ōm),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:9 - “ ‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication, they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:4 - At once the LORD said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:9 - After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7 - So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:36 - Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:23 - When a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 - That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:4 - They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7 - But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:25 - Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:15 - Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer[fn] stepping into a noose[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:22 - for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:5 - But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:13 - this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:3 - I foretold the former things long ago, my mouth announced them and I made them known; then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 - Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At midday I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men; suddenly I will bring down on them anguish and terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:8 - Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Wail over her! Get balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:1 - “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty.
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