פסח (fşḩ) — to be lamed / to pass over / to spare

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: פֶּסַח · פִּסֵּחַ

Sense 1: to be lamed

Semantic domains: Unable (002001001062)

Core domains: Ability (001); Body (019); Health and Sickness (076)

Definition: = state in which humans are disabled in one of their legs or feet, ► and so have difficulty walking

Forms: vbnif-

Show passage in OET: SA2 4:4

OET-RV SA2 4:4

4 (Sha’ul’s son Yonatan (Jonathan) had a son named Mefiboshet. He was five years old when the report about Sha’ul and Yonatan’s death came from Yizre’el (Jezreel). Mefiboshet’s nanny picked him up to run to safety, but in her hurry he fell and became crippled in his legs.)

OET-LV SA2 4:4

4 And_belonged_to_Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) the _son _of Shāʼūl a _son stricken _of feet a _son _of five years he _was when_ the _report _of Shāʼūl and_Yōnātān _came from_Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) and_she_lifted _him nurse _of_his and_she _fled and_he/it _was when_she_made _haste to_flee and_he _fell and_he _became _lame and_his/its_name was_Mephiboshet.

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Sense 2: to pass over, to spare

Semantic domains: Non-Engage (002003003011)

Definition: literally: to skip over; hence: = action by which supernatural beings pass by a certain location without engaging in the activity for which they have come

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: EXO 12:13

OET-RV EXO 12:13

13 That blood on the doorposts and lintel will be your sign on the houses which you are all in. I will see the blood and will pass over above you all, and the plague won’t affect you all with destruction as I strike against Mitsrayim.

OET-LV EXO 12:13

13 And_it _was the_blood to/for_you(pl) (into)_a_sign on the_houses where you(pl) are_there and_I _will _see DOM the_blood and_I _will _pass _over over_you(pl) and_not it _will _be among_you(pl) a _plague for_destruction when_strike_I in_land of _Miʦrayim.

Show passage in OET: EXO 12:23

OET-RV EXO 12:23

23 Then Yahweh will pass through out Mitsrayim (Egypt) to strike the Mitsrim (Egyptians) and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, he’ll ‘pass over’ that doorway and won’t permit ‘the destroyer’ to enter into your houses to strike.

OET-LV EXO 12:23

23 And_ YHWH _he _will _pass _through to_strike DOM Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_he _will _see DOM the_blood on the_lintels and_on the _two _of the_doorposts and_ YHWH _he _will _pass _over over the_doorway and_not he _will _permit the_destroyer to_come into houses _of_your(pl) to_strike_you.

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All 4 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 12:13 · OET EXO 12:23 · OET EXO 12:27

ISA: OET ISA 31:5

Sense 3: to hop around

Semantic domains: Move (002002001011)

Core domains: Motion (110); Journey (092)

Definition: literally: to be lamed; hence: = action by which humans move about unevenly, ◄ as if they are disabled in one of their legs or feet

Forms: vbpiel

Show passage in OET: KI1 18:26

OET-RV KI1 18:26

26 So they took the bull he gave them and prepared it all, and then they called out to Ba’al from morning until midday, shouting, “Ba’al, answer us!” But they didn’t hear any voice and got no answer. Then they hopped around the altar they’d made.

OET-LV KI1 18:26

26 And_they _took DOM the _young_bull which someone _gave to/for_them and_they _prepared_it and_they _called on_the _name _of (the)_Baˊal from_the_morning and_unto the_noontide(s) to_say Oh_Baˊal answer_us and_there_was_not a _voice and_there_was_not one _who_answered and_they _limped _around at the_altar which he _had _made.

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Sense 4: to limp, to hobble

Semantic domains: Think (002004002014)

Core domains: Mind (106)

Definition: literally: to limp on two opinions; = process by which humans are unable to waver between two opinions and unable to make up their minds, ◄ as someone who walks on two unequally sized legs is unable to make good progress

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: פסח עַל־שְׁתֵי סְעִפִּים

Show passage in OET: KI1 18:21

OET-RV KI1 18:21

21 and Eliyah addressed the people, “How much longer are you all going to remain unsure who to follow? If Yahweh is God, follow him, but if it’s Ba’al, follow him.” But the people just stayed silent.

OET-LV KI1 18:21

21 And_ ʼĒliy^yāh _he _drew _near to all _of the_people and_he/it _said until when will_you(pl) be_limping on the _two _of the_crutches if YHWH the_ʼElohīm walk after_him and_if (the)_Baˊal walk after_him and_not the_people they _answered DOM_him/it a _message.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פסח

Form 1

Sense 1: to be lamed

Sense 2: to pass over, to spare

Sense 3: to hop around

Sense 4: to limp, to hobble