Peta פֶּתַע
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| פֶּתַע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peta |
| Strong's number | H6621 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | suddenness |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (2) |
Peta (Hebrew פֶּתַע, Strong's H6621) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “suddenness”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
suddenness, in an instant
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | suddenly (4), instant (2), very (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | instant (3), suddenly (2), someone suddenly (1), will suddenly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Peta, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 6:9And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.If 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.
- Numbers 35:22But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,But if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or throws an object at him unintentionally,
Proverbs
- Proverbs 6:15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
- Proverbs 29:1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 29:5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,
- Isaiah 30:13Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 2:7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).