פַּ֫עַם
time
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Singular
- One.
- Dual
- Exactly two — for natural pairs and some measures of time.
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Plural, Absolute 47 times (40%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Absolute 42 times (36%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Plural, Construct 15 times (13%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Dual, Absolute 9 times (8%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Construct 4 times (3%)
- Noun, Common, Feminine, Dual, Construct 1 time (1%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 118 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where H6471 appears — 108 distinct verses across 23 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 10 verses
- Genesis 2:23 הַ/פַּ֗עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
- Genesis 18:32 הַ/פַּ֔עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."
- Genesis 27:36 פַעֲמַ֔יִם n c fd He said, "Isn't he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing." He said, "Haven't you reserved a blessing for me?"
- Genesis 29:34 הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ ptcl def.art + n c fs She conceived again, and bare a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.
- Genesis 29:35 הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ ptcl def.art + n c fs She conceived again, and bare a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
- Genesis 30:20 הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ ptcl def.art + n c fs Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons." She named him Zebulun.
- Genesis 33:3 פְּעָמִ֔ים n c fp He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Genesis 41:32 פַּעֲמָ֑יִם n c fd The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
- Genesis 43:10 פַעֲמָֽיִם n c fd for unless we had lingered, surely we would have returned a second time by now."
- Genesis 46:30 הַ/פָּ֑עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."
Exodus 9 verses
- Exodus 8:32 בַּ/פַּ֣עַם prep det + n c fs Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn't let the people go.
- Exodus 9:14 בַּ/פַּ֣עַם prep det + n c fs For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, against your officials, and against your people; that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.
- Exodus 9:27 הַ/פָּ֑עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "I have sinned this time. Yahweh is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
- Exodus 10:17 הַ/פַּ֔עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs Now therefore please forgive my sin again, and pray to Yahweh your God, that he may also take away from me this death."
- Exodus 23:17 פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord Yahweh.
- Exodus 25:12 פַּעֲמֹתָ֑י/ו n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
- Exodus 34:23 פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- Exodus 34:24 פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before Yahweh, your God, three times in the year.
- Exodus 37:3 פַּעֲמֹתָ֑י/ו n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
Leviticus 10 verses
- Leviticus 4:6 פְּעָמִים֙ n c fp The priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before Yahweh, before the veil of the sanctuary.
- Leviticus 4:17 פְּעָמִים֙ n c fp and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before Yahweh, before the veil.
- Leviticus 8:11 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp He sprinkled it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the basin and its base, to sanctify them.
- Leviticus 14:7 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp He shall sprinkle on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird go into the open field.
- Leviticus 14:16 פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp The priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh.
- Leviticus 14:27 פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before Yahweh.
- Leviticus 14:51 פְּעָמִֽים n c fp He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
- Leviticus 16:14 פְּעָמִ֛ים n c fp He shall take some of the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
- Leviticus 16:19 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and make it holy from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
- Leviticus 25:8 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp "'You shall count off seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years; and there shall be to you the days of seven Sabbaths of years, even forty-nine years.
Numbers 5 verses
- Numbers 14:22 פְּעָמִ֔ים n c fp because all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I worked in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;
- Numbers 19:4 פְּעָמִֽים n c fp and Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.
- Numbers 20:11 פַּעֲמָ֑יִם n c fd Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.
- Numbers 24:1 כְּ/פַֽעַם בְּ/פַ֖עַם prep + n c fs prep + n c fs When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
- Numbers 24:10 פְּעָמִֽים n c fp Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
Deuteronomy 4 verses
- Deuteronomy 1:11 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!
- Deuteronomy 9:19 בַּ/פַּ֥עַם prep det + n c fs For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, with which Yahweh was angry against you to destroy you. But Yahweh listened to me that time also.
- Deuteronomy 10:10 בַּ/פַּ֣עַם prep det + n c fs I stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and Yahweh listened to me that time also; Yahweh would not destroy you.
- Deuteronomy 16:16 פְּעָמִ֣ים n c fp Three times in a year shall all your males appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he shall choose: in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tents; and they shall not appear before Yahweh empty:
Joshua 7 verses
- Joshua 6:3 פַּ֣עַם n c fs cs You shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shall you do six days.
- Joshua 6:4 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark: and the seventh day you shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
- Joshua 6:11 פַּ֣עַם n c fs cs So he caused the ark of Yahweh to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
- Joshua 6:14 פַּ֣עַם n c fs cs The second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
- Joshua 6:15 פְּעָמִ֑ים פְּעָמִֽים n c fp n c fp It happened on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times.
- Joshua 6:16 בַּ/פַּ֣עַם prep det + n c fs It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Yahweh has given you the city.
- Joshua 10:42 פַּ֣עַם n c fs cs All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
Judges 9 verses
- Judges 5:28 פַּעֲמֵ֖י n c fp cs Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of Sisera [cried] through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?
- Judges 6:39 הַ/פָּ֑עַם הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ ptcl def.art + n c fs ptcl def.art + n c fs Gideon said to God, Don't let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.
- Judges 15:3 הַ/פַּ֖עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs Samson said to them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.
- Judges 16:15 פְּעָמִים֙ n c fp She said to him, How can you say, I love you, when your heart is not with me? you have mocked me these three times, and have not told me in which your great strength lies.
- Judges 16:18 הַ/פַּ֔עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he has told me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hand.
- Judges 16:20 כְּ/פַ֤עַם בְּ/פַ֨עַם֙ prep + n c fs prep + n c fs She said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. He awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he didn't know that Yahweh had departed from him.
- Judges 16:28 הַ/פַּ֤עַם ptcl def.art + n c fs Samson called to Yahweh, and said, Lord Yahweh, remember me, Please, and strengthen me, Please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
- Judges 20:30 כְּ/פַ֥עַם בְּ/פָֽעַם prep + n c fs prep + n c fs The children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
- Judges 20:31 כְּ/פַ֣עַם בְּ/פַ֗עַם prep + n c fs prep + n c fs The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
1 Samuel 5 verses
- 1 Samuel 3:10 כְ/פַֽעַם בְּ/פַ֖עַם prep + n c fs prep + n c fs Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for your servant hears.
- 1 Samuel 18:11 פַּעֲמָֽיִם n c fd and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.
- 1 Samuel 20:25 כְּ/פַ֣עַם בְּ/פַ֗עַם prep + n c fs prep + n c fs The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was empty.
- 1 Samuel 20:41 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of [a place] toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
- 1 Samuel 26:8 פַּ֣עַם n c fs Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.
2 Samuel 3 verses
- 2 Samuel 17:7 בַּ/פַּ֥עַם prep det + n c fs Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
- 2 Samuel 23:8 בְּ/פַ֥עַם prep + n c fs These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.
- 2 Samuel 24:3 פְעָמִ֔ים n c fp Joab said to the king, Now Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?
1 Kings 8 verses
- 1 Kings 7:4 פְּעָמִֽים n c fp There were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.
- 1 Kings 7:5 פְּעָמִֽים n c fp All the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.
- 1 Kings 7:30 פַעֲמֹתָ֖י/ו n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms Every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet of it had supports: beneath the basin were the supports molten, with wreaths at the side of each.
- 1 Kings 9:25 פְּעָמִ֨ים n c fp Three times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace-offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh, burning incense therewith, [on the altar] that was before Yahweh. So he finished the house.
- 1 Kings 11:9 פַּעֲמָֽיִם n c fd Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
- 1 Kings 17:21 פְּעָמִ֔ים n c fp He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh, and said, Yahweh my God, please let this child's soul come into him again.
- 1 Kings 18:43 פְּעָמִֽים n c fp He said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. He went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. He said, Go again seven times.
- 1 Kings 22:16 פְעָמִ֖ים n c fp The king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?
2 Kings 7 verses
- 2 Kings 4:35 פְּעָמִ֔ים n c fp Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth; and went up, and stretched himself on him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
- 2 Kings 5:10 פְּעָמִים֙ n c fp Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.
- 2 Kings 5:14 פְּעָמִ֔ים n c fp Then went he down, and dipped [himself] seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
- 2 Kings 13:18 פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp He said, Take the arrows; and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, Smite on the ground; and he struck thrice, and stayed.
- 2 Kings 13:19 פְּעָמִ֔ים פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp n c fp The man of God was angry with him, and said, You should have struck five or six times: then had you struck Syria until you had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Syria but thrice.
- 2 Kings 13:25 פְּעָמִים֙ n c fp Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
- 2 Kings 19:24 פְּעָמַ֔/י n c fp cs + sfx pers 1cs I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 בְּ/פַ֥עַם prep + n c fs This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
- 1 Chronicles 21:3 פְעָמִ֔ים n c fp Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?
2 Chronicles 2 verses
- 2 Chronicles 8:13 פְּעָמִ֖ים n c fp even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times in the year, [even] in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tents.
- 2 Chronicles 18:15 פְעָמִ֖ים n c fp The king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?
Nehemiah 4 verses
- Nehemiah 4:12 פְּעָמִ֔ים n c fp It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, You must return to us.
- Nehemiah 6:4 פְּעָמִ֑ים n c fp They sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
- Nehemiah 6:5 פַּ֥עַם n c fs Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,
- Nehemiah 13:20 פַּ֥עַם n c fs So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
Job 2 verses
Psalms 8 verses
- Psalms 17:5 פְעָמָֽ/י n c fp cs + sfx pers 1cs My steps have held fast to your paths, My feet have not slipped.
- Psalms 57:6 לִ/פְעָמַ/י֮ prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 1cs They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the midst of it themselves. Selah.
- Psalms 58:10 פְּעָמָ֥י/ו n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
- Psalms 74:3 פְ֭עָמֶי/ךָ n c fp cs + sfx pers 2ms Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.
- Psalms 85:13 פְּעָמָֽי/ו n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps.
- Psalms 106:43 פְּעָמִ֥ים n c fp Many times he delivered them, But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.
- Psalms 119:133 פְּ֭עָמַ/י n c fp cs + sfx pers 1cs Establish my footsteps in your word. Don't let any iniquity have dominion over me.
- Psalms 140:4 פְּעָמָֽ/י n c fp cs + sfx pers 1cs Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
Proverbs 2 verses
Ecclesiastes 2 verses
Song of Solomon 1 verse
Isaiah 4 verses
- Isaiah 26:6 פַּעֲמֵ֥י n c fp cs The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
- Isaiah 37:25 פְּעָמַ֔/י n c fp cs + sfx pers 1cs I have dug and drunk water, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
- Isaiah 41:7 פָּ֑עַם n c fs So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith, [and] he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fastens it with nails, that is should not be moved.
- Isaiah 66:8 פַּ֣עַם n c fs Who has heard such a thing? who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Jeremiah 2 verses
- Jeremiah 10:18 בַּ/פַּ֣עַם prep det + n c fs For thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel [it].
- Jeremiah 16:21 בַּ/פַּ֣עַם prep det + n c fs Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Yahweh.
Ezekiel 1 verse
Nahum 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“time” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun פעם (paʻam). Carrying more than one sense, it rewards its full sense range. With 108 verses in 23 books, it is a common word in the Hebrew Bible. Scripture first uses it in Genesis 2:23. From the same root come פעם and פעמן. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H6471 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 108
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 108 distinct verses.
- 23 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 23 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #369
- by frequency
- Top 500 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 369 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 108 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 108 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 47 verses · 44%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 38 verses · 35%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 23 verses · 21%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Times 36×, Once 10×, Time 10×
- American Standard Version: Times 35×, Time 9×, Feet 8×
- Berean Standard Bible: Times 41×, Time 15×, Feet 9×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Times 44×, Time 34×, At 7×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H6471 across 109 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 16 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 3 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H6471 across 109 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 25 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H6471 across 105 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 17 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 12 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H6471 across 134 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 20 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
10 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 10 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1.
- a. poet., hoof-beat Ju 5:28; late, of human footfall, footstep, fig. ψ 17:5 (‖ אֲשׁוּרַי), 119:133; וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָיו 85:14. e.g. Judges 5:28
- b. foot, fig., 57:7; 58:11; 74:3; 140:5 Pr 29:5; lit. Is 26:6 (‖ רֶגֶל), Ct 7:2; בְּכַף פ׳ 2 K 19:24 = Is 37:25. e.g. Psalms 57:7
- c. foot, of ark Ex 25:12; 37:3 (P).—פַּעֲמֹתָיו 1 K 7:30 read פִּנּוֹתָיו (cf. v 34). e.g. Exodus 25:12
- 2. = anvil (struck by hammer) Is 41:7. e.g. Isaiah 41:7
- 3. occurrence (orig. stroke):
- a. הַפַּעַם now Ju 16:18; פ׳ אֶחָ֑ת [אַחַת] one time, once Jos 6:3, 11, 14 (JE), 10:42 (D) + 3 times + 2 S 23:8 Qr (> Kt אחד); פַּעֲמָ֑יִם twice Gn 41:32 + 6 times; פ׳ Na 1:9 second time; אַרְבַּע פ׳ Ne 6:4 four times; חָמֵשׁ אוֹ שֵׁשׁ פ׳ 2 K 13:19, cf. פ׳ חֲמִישִׁית Ne 6:5; also c. שָׁלשׁ, שֶׁבַע, q.v.; עֶשֶׂר פ׳ (זֶה) Nu 14:22 (JE) Ne 4:6; Jb 19:3, all indef. = over and over; indef. also פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Ne 13:20 once and [i.e. or] twice; פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ Jb 33:29 twice (or) thrice; מֵאָה פְעָמִים 2 S 24:3 = 1 Ch 21:3, אֶלֶף פ׳ Dt 1:11; פ׳ רַבּוֹת ψ 106:43 Ec 7:22; עַד־כַּמֶּה פְעָמִים 1 K 22:16 = 2 Ch 18:15. e.g. Judges 16:18
- b. כְּפַעַם־בְּפַעַם as time on time, i.e. as formerly, as usual, Nu 24:1 (E) Ju 16:20; 20:30, 31; 1 S 3:10 (cf. Dr) 20:25. e.g. Numbers 24:1
- c. הַזֹּאת (גַּם) כַּפַּעַם at this repetition (this time) also Ex 8:28; 9:14 (J) + 3 times; גַּם בַּפּ׳ הַהִוא Dt 9:19; 10:10. e.g. Exodus 8:28
- d. הַפַּעַם (Hex only J): (1) = this once Gn 18:32, אַךְ הַפּ׳ Ex 10:17; Ju 6:39, רַק־הַפּ׳ v 39, אַךְ הַפּ׳ הַזֶּה 16:28 (הַזֶּה dub., v. supr.); (2) = now at length Gn 2:23; 29:34, 35; 30:20; 46:30; Ju 15:3; 16:18, cf. also Ex 9:27 now at length (it is clear that) I have sinned. e.g. Genesis 18:32
- e. פַּעַם … פָּ֑עַם Pr 7:12 now … now, at one time … at another. e.g. Proverbs 7:12
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.f. Ex 8:28 (masc. only Ju 16:23 [text suspicious, v. GFM AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 76 KöSynt. § 248 m], 2 S 23:8 [1 K 7:30 [crpt., v. infr.]) beat, foot, anvil, occurrence;—abs. פ׳ Gn 2:23 +; פָּ֑עַם 46:30 +; du. פַּעֲמַיִם Gn 27:36 +, etc.; pl. פְּעָמִים 33:3 +; also (concr.) cstr. פַּעֲמֵי Ju 5:28 +; sf. פְּעָמַי ψ 57:7; 119:133, etc.; פַּעֲמֹתָיו (only 1 c) Ex 25:12 + 2 times;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from פעם (pâʻam) (H6470) — to impel.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
פָּעַם
- (b. h.) to beat, knock.
- to beat, perturb. Gen. R. s. 18 (play on הפעם, Gen. II, 23) זו היא שהיתה מְפַעַמְתֵּנִי וכ׳ this is she who perturbed me the whole night; Yalk. ib. 24 (corr. acc.). e.g. Genesis 2:23
- to be perturbed, troubled. Gen. R. s. 89; Tanḥ. Miḳḳ. 2 (distinction between וַתִּפָּעֶם (Gen. XLI, 8) and וַתִּתְפָּעֶם (Dan. II, 1); Yalk. Dan. 1060; Yalk. Gen. 147. Midr. Till. to Ps. LXXVII מִתְפָּעֶמֶת אני והולכת I am constantly perturbed (sleepless); a. e. e.g. Genesis 41:8
פַּעַם
- c. (b. h.; preced.)
- 1. beat, step. — Pl. פַּעֲמוֹת, פְּעָמִים. Y. Sabb. XVI, 15ᶜ כיון שהרגיש בקול פַּעֲמוֹתָיו וכ׳ when he perceived the sound of R. Yishmael’s foosteps. Cant. R. to VII, 2 אינו מדבר אלא בפַעֲמֵי רגלים the verse speaks of the steps of the festive pilgrimages; ib. ומה היה יפיין לפְעָמַיִךְ וכ׳ and what was the beauty of ‘thy footsteps?’ That they locked the door for all troubles (no troubles arose in the homes of the pilgrims during their absence). Lam. R. introd. (R. Naḥm.) ולא היו עולין לפעמי רגלים they have not gone up on festive pilgrimages; Yalk. Is. 302; a. e.
- 2. time. Sabb. 12ᵇ פ׳ אחת קרא וכ׳ once it happened that he read &c. Pes. X, 4 (116ᵃ) שבכל הלילות אין אנו מטבילין אלא פ׳ אחת וכ׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) all other nights we dip (eatables) only once, and this night twice. Gen. R. s. 18 וחזר ובראה לו פ׳ שניה and he created her a second time; הדא היא דכתיב זאת הפ׳ זאת היא של אותו הפ׳ therefore it is written (Gen. II, 23) ‘this the time’, this is (the creation) of this time; a. v. fr.—Pl. פְּעָמִים. Pes. l. c. Yoma I, 6 פ׳ הרבה וכ׳ many a time I read to him from Daniel; a. fr.—פ׳ ש־ at times, sometimes. Men. 99ᵃ sq., v. בִּיטּוּל. Lev. R. s. 35, end פ׳ שעושה בזכות וכ׳ sometimes he makes (rain) for the sake of one man &c.; Y. Taan. III, 66ᶜ top. Cant. R. l. c. פעמים הללו פ׳ מכוסין פ׳ מגולין those steps (of the travellers) are at times covered, at times uncovered; a. fr.—Du. פַּעֲמַיִם twice. Sot. 42ᵃ פ׳ מדבר עמם וכ׳ he addresses them twice, once &c. Cant. R. to II, 16 ואני … בכל יום פ׳ וכ׳ and I declare the unity of his name twice every day (saying), Hear, O Israel, &c.; a. fr. e.g. Genesis 2:23
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 54 distinct written forms H6471 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H6471, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 100 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 108 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 2:23
- Exodus 9:14
- Leviticus 4:6
- Numbers 14:22
- Deuteronomy 1:11
- Joshua 6:3
- Judges 5:28
- 1 Samuel 3:10
- 2 Samuel 17:7
- 1 Kings 7:4
- 2 Kings 4:35
- 1 Chronicles 11:11
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
