פח

Hebrew
Root
פ־ח־ח‎ (p-ḥ-ḥ)

Pronunciation

Noun

פַּח • (pakh) m (plural indefinite פַּחִים‎, singular construct פַּח־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A snare, trap.
  2. sheet metal
  3. (informal) A garbage can.

Usage notes
  • Like other words that start with ב‎,‎ ג‎,‎ ד‎,‎ כ‎,‎ פ‎,‎ or ת‎, this term's initial letter takes a dagesh lene. In older texts, that dagesh is usually dropped when the word is preceded, in the same phrase, by a word ending in a mater lectionis; in modern texts, the dagesh is usually preserved even in such a case. Likewise, in older texts, the dagesh is always dropped when the word is prefixed by an indefinite ב־‎‏,‎ כ־‎‏,‎ or ל־‎‏, or by ו־‎‏; in modern speech, the dagesh is often preserved in such a case. (After the definite ב־‎‏,‎ כ־‎‏,‎ and ל־‎‏, and after the prefixes ה־‎‏,‎ מ־‎‏,‎ and ש־‎‏, there is a dagesh forte, as described in the usage notes for those prefixes.)
  • Not to be confused with the noun פַּךְ‎ (pákh) of similar sound and sense.

Synonyms

References
  • “פח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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