Hebrew · Strong's H6621
פֶּתַע
pethapeh'-thah
a wink, i.e. moment(used only (with or without preposition) adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly
1890 spelling: pethaʻ
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
a wink, i.e. moment(used only (with or without preposition) adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly
Rendered in the KJV as
at an instant, suddenly, [idiom] very.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- פֶּ֥תַע2
- בְּפֶ֣תַע1
- בְּפֶ֥תַע1
- לְפֶ֥תַע1
- לְפֶ֖תַע1
- פֶ֗תַע1
How it is rendered · 4
- in an instant2
- suddenly2
- to suddenness2
- an instant1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular3
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- HR/Ncmsa · 4
- HNcmsa · 3
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Where this word lives
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Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 6:9בְּפֶ֣תַעbefeta'preposition + noun · masculine singularIf someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.here: in an instant
- Numbers 35:22בְּפֶ֥תַעbefeta'preposition + noun · masculine singularBut if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or throws an object at him unintentionally,here: in an instant
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:15פֶּ֥תַעpeta'noun · masculine singularTherefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.here: an instant
- Proverbs 29:1פֶּ֥תַעpeta'noun · masculine singularA man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.here: suddenly
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 29:5לְפֶ֥תַעlefeta'preposition + noun · masculine singularBut your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,here: to suddenness
- Isaiah 30:13לְפֶ֖תַעlefeta'preposition + noun · masculine singularthis iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!here: to suddenness