Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
pit
Usage: pit, hole
Strong's Number
H6354
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
4
Strong's H6354 Quick Answer
Strong's H6354 פַּחַת (pachath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. pachath (pakh'-ath) n-m. 1. a pit, especially for catching animals [probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include pit, hole's, and snare. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- pachath (pakh'-ath) n-m. 1. a pit, especially for catching animals [probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- pit, hole's, and snare
Meaning and Definition
pachath (pakh'-ath) n-m. 1. a pit, especially for catching animals [probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig] KJV: hole, pit, snare.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6354. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6354 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pachath, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H6354 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6354 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6354 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6354.
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6354, grouped by book.
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6354 FAQ
What does pachath (פַּחַת) mean?
Pachath (Strong's H6354) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pit". pachath (pakh'-ath) n-m. 1. a pit, especially for catching animals [probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig]
How many times is pachath (פַּחַת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H6354 across 4 books.
Where can I study pachath (פַּחַת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6354 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate pachath (פַּחַת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pit, hole's, and snare. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.