Lexicon gummats: Pit, cistern, or reservoir Original Word: גּוּמָּץ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance pit Of uncertain derivation; a pit -- pit. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition a pit NASB Translation pit (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs גּוּמָּץ noun masculine pit (Aramaic loan-word, compare גּוּמְצָא,  ; Late Hebrew גּוּמָּצָא compare BaNB 66, Anm.I), Ecclesiastes 10:8 חֹפֵר בּוֺ יִמּ֑וֺל ׳ג he that diggeth a pit shall fall in to it; so also Proverbs 26:27 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 where HCT כֹּרֶה שַׁחַת . Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to depress.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of a pit in the Hebrew Bible can be related to several Greek terms in the Septuagint and New Testament, such as: Usage: The term גּוּמָּץ is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a pit or hole, often in the context of a trap or a place of entrapment. Context: The Hebrew word גּוּמָּץ appears in the Old Testament and is translated as "pit" in English. It is used to describe a physical depression or hole in the ground, which can serve various purposes, such as a trap for animals or a place of concealment. The term is found in contexts that often imply danger or entrapment, highlighting the perilous nature of such pits. In the Berean Standard Bible, גּוּמָּץ is used in passages that emphasize the themes of danger and divine deliverance, illustrating the physical and metaphorical significance of pits in biblical narratives. Forms and Transliterations גּוּמָּ֖ץ גומץ gūm·māṣ gūmmāṣ gumMatzLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ecclesiastes 10:8 HEB: חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל NAS: He who digs a pit may fall KJV: He that diggeth a pit shall fall INT: digs A pit may fall breaks 1 Occurrence |
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