פִּתְאֹם
pit.om
“suddenly”
Definition
instantly
or פִּתְאֹם; from H6621 (פֶּתַע);
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Grammar & Morphology
Adv
H:Adv
H:Adv
Occurrences
פִּתְאֹם appears 23 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
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.
Disaster after disaster is proclaimed,for the whole land is laid waste.My tents are destroyed in an instant,my curtains in a moment.
I have seen a fool taking root,but suddenly his house was cursed.
“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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