Lexicon petha: suddenness Original Word: פֶּ֫תַעPart of Speech: substantive Transliteration: petha Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-thah) Short Definition: suddenly NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definitionsuddenness NASB Translationinstant (1), instantly (2), suddenly (3), very (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs מֶּתַע substantive suddenness ( √ unknown: compare Assyrian ina pitti, ina pittimma, in suddenness, instantly, Dl HWB 553): — Numbers 35:22 . . . הֲדָפוֺ וְאִםבְּֿפֶתַע if he have thrust him in suddenness, before he is aware what he has done (i.e. accidentally); + מִּתְאֹם Numbers 6:9 וכי ימות מת עליו בפתע פתאם i.e. very suddenly; לְפֶתַע according to ( לְ, p. 5 I 6 b) suddenness, Isaiah 29:5 והיה לפתע פתאם = at an instant, suddenly, Isaiah 30:13 שִׁבְרָהּ אשׁר פתאם לפתע יבוא. As adverb accusative, suddenly, Proverbs 6:15 (= Proverbs 29:1) מֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר, Habakkuk 2:7. Strong's at an instant, suddenly, very From an unused root meaning to open (the eyes); a wink, i.e. Moment (compare pith'owm) (used only (with or without preposition) adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly) -- at an instant, suddenly, X very. see HEBREW pith'owm |
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