What does פִּתְאוֹם · ἐξαίφνης mean in the Bible?
פִּתְאוֹם · ἐξαίφνης is a Hebrew phrase meaning "unexpectedly or abruptly".
Hebrew · H6597, G1810
פִּתְאֹם
Instantly · of a sudden (unexpectedly)
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פִּתְאוֹם H6597 instantly
ἐξαίφνης G1810 of a sudden (unexpectedly)
Pronunciation exaíphnēs
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What does פִּתְאֹם (pit'om) mean in the Bible?
פִּתְאוֹם · ἐξαίφνης is a Hebrew phrase meaning "unexpectedly or abruptly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6597, G1810?
H6597, G1810 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. unexpectedly or abruptly
Strong's H6597, G1810
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Source Gloss
unexpectedly or abruptly
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פִּתְאֹם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain