פַּחַז
pachaz · unstable
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6349 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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pachaz (פַּחַז) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “unstable”.
Overflowing, unrestrained, like boiling water. It occurs only in Genesis 49:4.
How to say it
pa·chaz
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Unrestrained and reckless, like water overflowing its channel.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Genesis 49:4
Turbulent as water, you will not have preeminence, because you went up to your father’s bed; then you defiled it; he went up to my couch!