Bible Dictionaries
Pitfall
Holman Bible Dictionary
A trap or snare, especially a roughy camouflaged pit. RSV used pitfall four times (Job 18:8; Psalm 119:85; Lamentations 3:47; Romans 11:9; the latter changed by NRSV to stumbling block). All uses are figurative. Pitfall in the Old Testament suggests hidden or unrecognized dangers.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Pitfall'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/pitfall.html. 1991.