What does פַּת mean in the Bible?
פַּת is a Hebrew word meaning "a bit".
Hebrew · H6595
פַּת
A bit
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פַּתH6595
What does פַּת mean in the Bible?
פַּת is a Hebrew word meaning "a bit".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6595?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a piece (3), - (1), a bit (1), a morsel (1), and scraps (1).
Where does פַּת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), 1 Samuel (2), Leviticus (2), 1 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita piece3×1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Kings 17:11, Proverbs 28:21
-1×Leviticus 2:6
a bit1×Genesis 18:5
a morsel1×1 Samuel 28:22
and scraps1×Ezekiel 13:19
his food1×2 Samuel 12:3
in pieces1×Leviticus 6:21
it1×Ruth 2:14
like pebbles1×Psalms 147:17
morsel1×Proverbs 17:1
my morsel1×Job 31:17
what little1×Proverbs 23:8
with a morsel1×Judges 19:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:5פַת־toa bitNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 2:6פִּתִּ֔יםto-Noun - feminine pluralLeviticus 6:21פִּתִּ֔יםtoin piecesNoun - feminine pluralJudges 19:5פַּת־towith a morselNoun - feminine singular constructRuth 2:14פִּתֵּ֖ךְtoitNoun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular1 Samuel 2:36פַּת־toa pieceNoun - feminine singular construct1 Samuel 28:22פַּת־toa morselNoun - feminine singular construct2 Samuel 12:3מִפִּתּ֨וֹtohis foodPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1 Kings 17:11פַּת־toa pieceNoun - feminine singular constructJob 31:17פִּתִּ֣יtomy morselNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 18:5
Aligned rows15
Books represented11
Genesis1Leviticus2Judges1Ruth11 Samuel22 Samuel11 Kings1Job1Psalms1Proverbs3Ezekiel1
Source forms
פַּת־5xpaṯ-Judges 19:5, 1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Samuel 28:22, 1 Kings 17:11
פִּתִּ֔ים2xpit·tîmLeviticus 2:6, Leviticus 6:21
וּבִפְת֣וֹתֵי1xū·ḇip̄·ṯō·w·ṯêEzekiel 13:19
כְפִתִּ֑ים1xḵə·p̄it·tîmPsalms 147:17
מִפִּתּ֨וֹ1xmip·pit·tōw2 Samuel 12:3
פַּ֣ת1xpaṯProverbs 17:1
פַת־1xp̄aṯ-Genesis 18:5
פִּתִּ֣י1xpit·tîJob 31:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct6xGenesis 18:5, Judges 19:5, 1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Samuel 28:22
Noun - feminine plural2xLeviticus 2:6, Leviticus 6:21
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct1xEzekiel 13:19
Noun - feminine singular1xProverbs 17:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xJob 31:17
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular1xRuth 2:14
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xProverbs 23:8
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural1xPsalms 147:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bit
Source Gloss
a bit
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bit BDB: fragment Usage: meat, morsel, piece.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פַּת is built from this root: