פַּח
pach
“snare”
Definition
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
from H6351 (פָּחַח);
- bird trap, trap, snare 1a) bird trap (literal) 1b) of calamities, plots, source or agent of calamity (fig.)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
פַּח appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Does a bird land in a snarewhere no bait has been set?Does a trap spring from the groundwhen it has nothing to catch?
The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman,along with my God,yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths.Hostility is in the house of his God!
Let a cry be heard from their houseswhen You suddenly bring raiders against them,for they have dug a pit to capture meand have hidden snares for my feet.
Therefore snares surround you,and sudden peril terrifies you;
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur;a scorching wind will be their portion.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.