Original Language Studio
Genesis 49:4
“Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
פַּחַזpachaz · pakh'-az
H6349 · Hebrew
H6349 · Hebrew
- Definition
- ebullition, i.e. froth (figuratively, lust)
- Derivation
- from H6348 (פָּחַז);
- KJV renderings
- unstable.
- Grammar
- פַּ֤חַז — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פַּחַז here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.