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פִּתְאוֹם H6597

H6597 is the Hebrew word פִּתְאוֹם, transliterated pithʼôwm and said pith-ome'. The King James Version most often renders it suddenly.

Word: פִּתְאוֹםTransliteration: pithʼôwmSaid: pith-ome'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 23 verses

What it means

instantly.

Where it comes from

or פִּתְאֹם; from H6621 (פֶּתַע).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

suddenly 19×sudden 2×done suddenly 1×straightway 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: straightway, sudden(-ly).

Verses using פִּתְאוֹם

All 23 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 6:9 · KJV

And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

Numbers 12:4 · KJV

And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.

Joshua 10:9 · KJV

Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

Joshua 11:7 · KJV

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

2 Chronicles 29:36 · KJV

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

Job 5:3 · KJV

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 9:23 · KJV

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

Job 22:10 · KJV

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Psalm 64:4 · KJV

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Psalm 64:7 · KJV

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

Proverbs 3:25 · KJV

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

Proverbs 6:15 · KJV

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

Proverbs 7:22 · KJV

He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

Proverbs 24:22 · KJV

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

Isaiah 30:13 · KJV

Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

Isaiah 47:11 · KJV

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

Isaiah 48:3 · KJV

I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

Jeremiah 4:20 · KJV

Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

Jeremiah 6:26 · KJV

O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

Jeremiah 15:8 · KJV

Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.

Jeremiah 18:22 · KJV

Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

Jeremiah 51:8 · KJV

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

Malachi 3:1 · KJV

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6597 mean?

H6597 is the Hebrew word פִּתְאוֹם (pithʼôwm), meaning instantly.

How is H6597 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it suddenly (19 times), sudden (2 times), done suddenly (1 time), straightway (1 time).

How many times does H6597 appear in the Bible?

פִּתְאוֹם (pithʼôwm) is tagged in 23 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6597 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or פִּתְאֹם; from H6621 (פֶּתַע).

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