Word Study · Strong's H6341 · Hebrew
פַּח
pach
pakh
“a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
Rendered in the KJV as
gin, (thin) plate, snare.
- 27occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 27 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- בַּפָּ֑ח3
- וָפָ֑ח2
- לְפַ֣ח2
- פַּ֣ח2
- פָּ֑ח2
- הַפַּ֥ח1
- וּפַחִ֖ים1
- לְפָ֑ח1
- מִפַּ֥ח1
- מִפַּ֪ח1
- פַ֭ח1
- פַ֣ח1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- a trap4
- in the snare3
- into a trap3
- snares3
- a snare2
- and snare2
- [the] thin plates of1
- [the] trap1
- a bird-trap1
- a trap of1
- and snares1
- from [the] snare of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · masculine singular8
- noun · masculine plural4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular3
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 8
- HNcmpa · 4
- HR/Ncmsa · 3
- HRd/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsc · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmpa · 1
- HNcmpc · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 27, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
Psalms9 occurrences
- Psalms 11:6פַּ֫חִ֥יםpachimnoun · masculine pluralOn the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.here: snares
- Psalms 69:22לְפָ֑חlefachpreposition + noun · masculine singularMay their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.here: into a trap
- Psalms 91:3מִפַּ֥חmipachpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.here: from [the] snare of
- Psalms 119:110פַּ֣חpachnoun · masculine singularThe wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.here: a snare
- Psalms 124:7מִפַּ֪חmipachpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.here: from a snare of
- Psalms 124:7הַפַּ֥חhapachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWe have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.here: the snare
- Psalms 140:5פַּ֡חpachnoun · masculine singularThe proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selahhere: a trap
- Psalms 141:9פַ֭חfachnoun · masculine singularKeep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.here: [the] trap
- Psalms 142:3פַ֣חfachnoun · masculine singularAlthough my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.here: a snare
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 7:23פָּ֑חpachnoun · masculine singularuntil an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.here: a trap
- Proverbs 22:5פַּ֭חִיםpachimnoun · masculine pluralThorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.here: snares
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 8:14לְפַ֣חlefachpreposition + noun · masculine singularAnd He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.here: into a trap
- Isaiah 24:17וָפָ֑חvafachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularTerror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.here: and snare
- Isaiah 24:18בַּפָּ֑חbapachpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWhoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.here: in the snare
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 18:22וּפַחִ֖יםufachimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralLet a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.here: and snares
- Jeremiah 48:43וָפָ֑חvafachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularTerror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.here: and snare
- Jeremiah 48:44בַּפָּ֑חbapachpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singular“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.here: in the snare
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 5:1פַח֙fachnoun · masculine singular“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.here: a trap
- Hosea 9:8פַּ֤חpachnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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!here: a trap of
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 3:5פַּ֣חpachnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?here: the bird-trap of
- Amos 3:5פַּח֙pachnoun · masculine singularDoes a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?here: a bird-trap