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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׳.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - ‘And if anyone dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:4 - Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:9 - Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7 - So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:36 - Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:23 - If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 - Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:4 - That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7 - But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they shall be wounded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:25 - Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:15 - Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:22 - For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - For man also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are snared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:5 - “Moreover the multitude of your foes
Shall be like fine dust,
And the multitude of the terrible ones
Like chaff that passes away;
Yes, it shall be in an instant, suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:13 - Therefore this iniquity shall be to you
Like a breach ready to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able to put it off.
And desolation shall come upon you suddenly,
Which you shall not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:3 - “I have declared the former things from the beginning;
They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it.
Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 - Destruction upon destruction is cried,
For the whole land is plundered.
Suddenly my tents are plundered,
And my curtains in a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - O daughter of my people,
Dress in sackcloth
And roll about in ashes!
Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation;
For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - Their widows will be increased to Me more than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them,
Against the mother of the young men,
A plunderer at noonday;
I will cause anguish and terror to fall on them suddenly.

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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 bring a troop suddenly upon them;
For they have dug a pit to take me,
And hidden snares for my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:8 - Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed.
Wail for her!
Take balm for her pain;
Perhaps she may be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:1 - “Behold, I send My messenger,
And he will prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, He is coming,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
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