- Original: פּחת - Transliteration: Pachath - Phonetic: pakh'-ath - Definition: 1. pit, hole - Origin: probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig - TWOT entry: TWOT - 1761a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig; a pit especially for catching animals: - hole pit snare. Total KJV Occurrences: 10 • hole, 1 Jeremiah 48:28 • pit, 8 2 Samuel 17:9; 2 Samuel 18:17; Isaiah 24:17; Isaiah 24:18(2); Jeremiah 48:43; Jeremiah 48:44(2) • snare, 1 Lamentations 3:47