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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 - “If someone falls dead beside them, the hair they have dedicated will be defiled. They must wait for seven days and then shave their heads. Then they will be cleansed from their defilement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:4 - So immediately the LORD called to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and said, “Go out to the Tabernacle,[fn] all three of you!” So the three of them went to the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:9 - Joshua traveled all night from Gilgal and took the Amorite armies by surprise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7 - So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:36 - And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people, for everything had been accomplished so quickly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment,
but then comes sudden disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:23 - When a plague[fn] sweeps through,
he laughs at the death of the innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 - That is why you are surrounded by traps
and tremble from sudden fears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:4 - They shoot from ambush at the innocent,
attacking suddenly and fearlessly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7 - But God himself will shoot them with his arrows,
suddenly striking them down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:25 - You need not be afraid of sudden disaster
or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:15 - But they will be destroyed suddenly,
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - He followed her at once,
like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:22 - for disaster will hit them suddenly.
Who knows what punishment will come
from the LORD and the king?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:5 - “But suddenly, your ruthless enemies will be crushed
like the finest of dust.
Your many attackers will be driven away
like chaff before the wind.
Suddenly, in an instant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:13 - calamity will come upon you suddenly—
like a bulging wall that bursts and falls.
In an instant it will collapse
and come crashing down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - So disaster will overtake you,
and you won’t be able to charm it away.
Calamity will fall upon you,
and you won’t be able to buy your way out.
A catastrophe will strike you suddenly,
one for which you are not prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:3 - Long ago I told you what was going to happen.
Then suddenly I took action,
and all my predictions came true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 - Waves of destruction roll over the land,
until it lies in complete desolation.
Suddenly my tents are destroyed;
in a moment my shelters are crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap
and sit among the ashes.
Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son.
For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - There will be more widows
than the grains of sand on the seashore.
At noontime I will bring a destroyer
against the mothers of young men.
I will cause anguish and terror
to come upon them suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - Let screaming be heard from their homes
as warriors come suddenly upon them.
For they have dug a pit for me
and have hidden traps along my path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:8 - But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen.
Weep for her.
Give her medicine.
Perhaps she can yet be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:1 - “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
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