Hebrew

Noun

פַּח • ‎(pakh) m ‎(plural indefinite פָּחִים) [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

• (garbage can): פַּח־אַשְׁפָּה ‎(pakh-ashpá)