פֶּתַע (petaʿ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning suddenness. It appears
7 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6621).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1859)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1859)suddenness; wink, moment, quickly, unexpectedly; at an instant, suddenly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
פֶּתַעsubstantive: suddenness
Strong's H6621פֶּתַע: a wink, i.e. moment (used only [with or without preposition] adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly) KJV:at an instant, suddenly, × very.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.