H6621. petha
מֶּתַע substantive suddenness ( √ unknown: compare Assyrian ina pitti, ina pittimma, in suddenness, instantly, DlHWB 553): — [Num 35:22] . . . וְאִםבְּֿפֶתַע הֲדָפוֺ if he have thrust him in suddenness, before he is aware what he has done (i.e. accidentally); + מִּתְאֹם [6:9] פתאם בפתע עליו מת ימות וכי i.e. very suddenly; לְפֶתַע according to (לְ, p. 5 I 6 b) suddenness, [Isa 29:5] פתאם לפתע והיה = at an instant, suddenly, [30:13] יבוא לפתע פתאם אשׁר שִׁבְרָהּ. As adverb accusative, suddenly, [Prov 6:15] (= [29:1]) יִשָּׁבֵר מֶּתַע, [Hab 2:7].