פִסֵּ֔חַ
𐤐𐤎𐤇
fisecha
lame
from פָּסַח; lame; lame.
H6455
Leviticus 21:18 · Word #12
Lexicon H6455
| Lemma | פִּסֵּחַ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤎𐤇 |
| Transliteration | piççêach |
| Strong's | H6455 |
| In-context | lame |
Morphology HAamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H6455-01
a limping man
| Root | פסח (p-s-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | to limp, to hobble, to skip, to pass over |
| Semantic Range | physically lame or crippled; one who walks with a limp; metaphorically wavering or halting between two positions |
| Conceptual Significance | Beyond physical disability, the root פסח also appears in theological contexts such as YHWH "passing over" Israel in the Exodus and Elijah’s rebuke of Israel for "limping" between loyalties (1 Kings 18:21), linking physical limping with spiritual indecision or divine protection. |
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine singular absolute, from the root פסח. Functions attributively or substantively to describe a male who is lame. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective פִּסֵּחַ derives from the root פסח, whose core idea is limping or hobbling. As a masculine singular absolute adjective (HAamsa), it describes one male individual characterized by lameness, hence "a limping man," preserving both the root sense and grammatical gender/number. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root פסח (to limp, to hobble, to skip, to pass over)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6454-01 |
fasecha | Limping-One |
H6453-01 |
fesach | Passing-Over (Passover) |
H6453-02 |
hapasach | the Passing-Over |
H6453-03 |
hapesach | the Passing-Over |
H6453-04 |
kapesach | like the Passover-offering |
H6453-05 |
lapesachim | for the Pass-overs |
|
pasach | he skipped over |
H6454-02 |
pasecha | Paseach (Limping-One) |
H6453-06 |
pesach | Passing-Over |
H6455-02 |
pisecha | a limping man |
H6455-03 |
ufisecha | and a limping man |
Word Usage (13 occurrences of H6455)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 21:18 | פִסֵּ֔חַ | fisecha | lame |
| Deuteronomy 15:21 | פִּסֵּ֨חַ֙ | pisecha | lame |
| 2 Samuel 5:8 | הַ/פִּסְחִים֙ | hapisechim | the-lame |