פִּתְאוֹם
pithʼôwm · pith-ome'
instantly
Lexicon
Derivation: or פִּתְאֹם; from H6621 (פֶּתַע);
instantly
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: straightway, sudden(-ly).
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the mark, the covenant sign › strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To speak, the word of the mark, the covenant sign of strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פִּתְאוֹם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
25 occurrences · 25 OT · 0 NT · 15 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- suddenly13 · 52%
- shall suddenly2 · 8%
- unto them suddenly1 · 4%
- was done suddenly1 · 4%
- but suddenly1 · 4%
- thee, and sudden1 · 4%
- of sudden1 · 4%
- her straightway1 · 4%
- upon thee suddenly1 · 4%
- them suddenly1 · 4%
- upon it suddenly1 · 4%
- is suddenly1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.