Pit'om (פתאום) means suddenly in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
suddenly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Pit'om.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1במהירות בבת אחת ובהפתעה.
וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, פִּתְאֹם: כָּל-הַלַּיְלָה, עָלָה מִן-הַגִּלְגָּל
- 2וראו למשל כאן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pit'om is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּתְאֹם
- Written without vowel points
- פתאום
- Said
- pit'om
- Root
- פ־ת־ה
- Gematria
- 527
This is how Pit'om is said in other languages.
- English
- suddenly
- Arabic
- فُجْأَةً
- Russian
- вдруг
These words mean nearly the same as Pit'om.
- פתע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Pit'om.
- אט אט
- בהדרגה
- צפוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Pit'om.
The word Pit'om is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מה פתאום
- פתע פתאום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pit'om comes from the root פ־ת־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Pit'om in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pit'om.
What does Pit'om (פתאום) mean in Hebrew?
Pit'om (פתאום) means suddenly. It is said pit'om, with the stress on om.
What is a synonym for Pit'om (פתאום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pit'om (פתאום) are פתע.
What is the opposite of Pit'om (פתאום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Pit'om (פתאום) are אט אט, בהדרגה, and צפוי.
What rhymes with Pit'om (פתאום)?
Words that rhyme with Pit'om (פתאום) include מקום, אטום, אדום, יום, חום, and דרום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתאם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.