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פַּחַת H6354
H6354 is the Hebrew word פַּחַת, transliterated pachath and said pakh'-ath. The King James Version most often renders it pit.
What it means
a pit, especially forcatching animals.
Where it comes from
probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: hole, pit, snare.
Verses using פַּחַת
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 17:9 · KJV
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:17 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 24:17 · KJV
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
Isaiah 24:18 · KJV
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.
Jeremiah 48:28 · KJV
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
Jeremiah 48:43 · KJV
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 48:44 · KJV
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Lamentations 3:47 · KJV
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6354 mean?
H6354 is the Hebrew word פַּחַת (pachath), meaning a pit, especially forcatching animals.
How is H6354 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pit (7 times), hole's (1 time), out of the pit (1 time), snare (1 time).
How many times does H6354 appear in the Bible?
פַּחַת (pachath) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6354 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig.
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