HebrewH6597Adv

פִּתְאֹם

pit.om

23Occurrences
H6597Strong's #
AdvPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

instantly

or פִּתְאֹם; from H6621 (פֶּתַע);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adv 1) suddenly, surprisingly subst 2) suddenness

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adv

Morphology Code

H:Adv

Full Description

H:Adv

Occurrences

פִּתְאֹם appears 23 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
5
Isaiah
4
Proverbs
4
Job
3
Joshua
2
Numbers
2
2 Chronicles
1
Ecclesiastes
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 29:36BSB

Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.

Isaiah 47:11BSB

But disaster will come upon you;you will not know how to charm it away.A calamity will befall youthat you will be unable to ward off.Devastation will happen to yousuddenly and unexpectedly.

Jeremiah 4:20BSB

Disaster after disaster is proclaimed,for the whole land is laid waste.My tents are destroyed in an instant,my curtains in a moment.

Job 5:3BSB

I have seen a fool taking root,but suddenly his house was cursed.

Malachi 3:1BSB

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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