פָּחַזpâchaz

be wanton, reckless

Pronunciation: paw-khaz' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6348

Meanings

Qal: extravagant (Judges 9:4; Zephaniah 3:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 9:4 They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakers who agreed to follow him.
  • Zephaniah 3:4 Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).