הַ/פַּ֔חַת

𐤄/𐤐𐤇𐤕

hapachat-2

of the pit

probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig; a pit, especially forcatching animals; hole, pit, snare.

H6354

Isaiah 24:18 · Word #10

Lexicon H6354

Lemmaפַּחַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤐𐤇𐤕
Transliterationpachath
Strong'sH6354
In-contextof the pit

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6354-02

the trapping-pit

Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix; definite and singular.
Rendering RationaleThe noun פַּחַת derives from a root associated with digging or hollowing out, referring to a pit prepared as a trap. Rendering it as "the trapping-pit" preserves the concrete imagery of a dug-out snare while reflecting the masculine singular noun with the definite article ("the") indicated by the morphology.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root פחת (to dig, hollow out, pit-making, trapping)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6355-01 fachat Pit-of-Moab (masculine proper name; in plural: Pits-of-Moab, the clan)
H6354-01 fachat a dug-pit
H6354-03 hapechatim the pit-traps

Word Usage (10 occurrences of H6354)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
2 Samuel 17:9 הַ/פְּחָתִ֔ים hapechatim the pits
2 Samuel 18:17 הַ/פַּ֣חַת hapachat the pit
Isaiah 24:17 וָ/פַ֖חַת vafachat and-pit