Lexicon :: Strong's H6605 - pāṯaḥ

פָּתַח

Transliteration

pāṯaḥ

Pronunciation

paw-thakh'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1854,1855

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

פָּתַח pâthach, paw-thakh'; a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve:—appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 144x

The KJV translates Strong's H6605 in the following manner: open (107x), loose (13x), grave (7x), wide (3x), engrave (2x), put off (2x), out (2x), appear (1x), drawn (1x), break forth (1x), set forth (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 144x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to open
1. (Qal) to open
2. (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open
3. (Piel)
  1. to free
  2. to loosen
  3. to open, open oneself
4. (Hithpael) to loose oneself
to carve, engrave
1. (Piel) to engrave
2. (Pual) to be engraved

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STRONGS H6605: Abbreviations

† I. פָּתַח verb open (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician פתח; Assyrian pitû, patû; Sabean פתח Os^{ZMG xix (1865), 197}; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Aramaic H6606 פְּתַח, ; Nabataean, Palmyrene פתח); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פ׳ 2 Kings 15:16 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִפְתַּח Exodus 21:33 +; 3rd person masculine plural suffix יִפְתָּחוּם Nehemiah 13:19, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פְּתַחִ 2 Kings 13:17 +; feminine singular פִּתְחִי Songs 5:2; masculine plural פִּתְחוּ Joshua 10:22 +; Infinitive absolute פָּתֹחַ Deuteronomy 15:8 +; construct לִפְתֹּחַ Ezekiel 21:27 [Ezekiel 21:22] +; Participle active פֹּתֵחַ Judges 3:25 +; passive פָּתוּחַ Jeremiah 5:16 +, etc.; — open sack, שַׂק, Genesis 42:27 (E), אַמְתַּחַת Genesis 43:21; Genesis 44:11 (J), skin-bottle (נאוד). Judges 4:19, hamper (תֵּדָה) Exodus 2:6 (E), pit (בּוֺר) Exodus 21:33 (E; i.e. uncover it), mouth (פִּי) of cave Joshua 10:22 (JE), grave Ezekiel 37:12, Ezekiel 37:13 (to bring forth dead), compare (in figurative) Jeremiah 5:16; Psalm 5:10 [Psalm 5:9]; כְּלִי פָתוּחַ Numbers 19:15; (P) open vessel; door (דֶּלֶת; sometimes opposed to סָגַר) Judges 3:25 + Judges 3:25 (object omitted), Judges 19:27; 1 Samuel 3:15; 2 Kings 9:3, 2 Kings 9:10; 2 Chronicles 29:3; Job 31:32 (aboutל person); figurative of Lebanon Zechariah 11:1; דַּלתֵי שָׁמַיִם Psalm 78:23 (of י׳, sending rain); ד׳ = city-gates Nehemiah 13:19; Isaiah 45:1(|| שְׁעָרִים; י׳ subject, with לפְנֵי); ד׳ omitted Songs 5:2, Songs 5:5, Songs 5:6; gate (שַׁעַר), of land Nahum 3:13 (Infinitive absolute + Imperfect Niph. which see), compare Ezekiel 25:9, שׁער of temple (- court) Ezekiel 46:12 (with ל, person), Psalm 118:19 (id.), city Isaiah 26:2, object omitted Deuteronomy 20:11; 2 Kings 15:16; window, חַלּוֺן, 2 Kings 13:17 (twice in verse),אֲרֻבּוֺת הַשָׁמַיִם (by י׳ sending rain) Genesis 8:6 (J), Malachi 3:10; city Jeremiah 13:19, פְּתוּחָה עִיר Joshua 8:17 (JE); absolute וְלאֹ סגר פ׳ Isaiah 22:22 (twice in verse); — Isaiah 14:17 is dubious, Gr Perles^{Anal. 28. 42} Kit (in Di) read לַאֲסִירָיו לאֹפֿ׳ בֵּיתהַֿכֶּלֶא; > Bu Che Marti אִישׁ פִּתַּח לֹא אֲסִירָיו לְבֵיתוֺ; storehouse, armoury Genesis 41:56; Jeremiah 50:25 (of י׳), Jeremiah 50:26 (for destruction), figurative of sky, for rain Deuteronomy 28:12 (with ל person; of י׳), compare open בָּ֑ר, expose for sale, Amos 8:5; open womb, i.e. grant offspring Genesis 29:31; Genesis 30:22 (J); open mouth (פֶּה) to cry, speak Ezekiel 21:27; Job 3:1; Daniel 10:16, hence = speak Isaiah 53:7 (twice in verse); Job 33:2; Psalm 39:10 [Psalm 39:9]; Psalm 78:2 (בְּמָשָׁל), Psalm 109:2 (with עַל person), Proverbs 24:7; Proverbs 31:8 (with ל person), Proverbs 31:9; Proverbs 31:26 (בְּחָכְמָה); Psalm 49:5 [Psalm 49:4] either utter, declare, propound riddle, or open up, expound; have power of speech Psalm 38:14 [Psalm 38:13]; of י׳ giving power of (prophetic) speech Ezekiel 3:27; Ezekiel 33:22, giving speech to ass Numbers 22:28 (J); open mouth, to eat Ezekiel 3:2, of earth, to swallow up, Numbers 16:32: Numbers 26:10, compare (פֶּה omitted) Psalm 106:17; open lips, to speak Job 11:5 (with עִם person), Job 32:20 (Gi Job 32:21); of י׳ opening man's lips Psalm 51:17 [Psalm 51:15], man's ear Isaiah 50:5 (Assyrian uznâ puttû); of eyes only passive participle, with אֶל 1 Kings 8:29 2 Chronicles 6:20; 1 Kings 8:52; Nehemiah 1:6, with ל 2 Chronicles 6:40 (by zeugma), 2 Chronicles 7:15 (all of י׳'s favour); open hand, in giving Deuteronomy 15:8, Deuteronomy 15:11 (with ל person, + infinitive absolute), of י׳ Psalm 104:28; Psalm 145:16; book Nehemiah 8:5 (twice in verse), letter Nehemiah 6:5; open river (channel) Isaiah 41:18 (of י׳), rock, letting out water, Psalm 105:41 (id.); open sword, = draw it Ezekiel 21:33 [Ezekiel 21:28]; Psalm 37:14; of root שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵימָֿ֑יִם Job 29:19, i.e. with no obstacle intervening. — תִּפְתַּח אֶרֶץ Isaiah 45:8 is dubious; verb not elsewhere intransitive; Du Che^Hpt Marti proposes רַחְמָהּ as object; Gr Kit (in Di) read תִּפָּתַח.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִפְתַּח Isaiah 5:27, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִפָּתַח Ezekiel 24:27, יִפָּתֵ֑חַ Ezekiel 44:2 +, etc.; Infinitive construct הִפָּתֵחַ Isaiah 51:14; Participle נִפְתָּח Zechariah 13:1; — be opend, of girdle Isaiah 5:27 (i.e. loosened), compare of captive Isaiah 51:14, and, of calamity, Jeremiah 1:14 be let loose (with עַל person); gates Nahum 2:7 [Nahum 2:6]; Nahum 3:13 (of land, thrown open to (ל) enemy), Ezekiel 44:2; Ezekiel 46:1 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 7:3; impersonal of man shut in by God Job 12:14; of windows of heaven Genesis 7:11 (P), compare Isaiah 24:18 (of future destruction); the heavens themselves Ezekiel 1:1 (for visions); fountain Zechariah 13:1; wine (-skin, with negative) Job 32:19; mouth, in speech Job 24:27 ; Job 33:2 ; ears Isaiah 35:5.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פִּתַּח Job 30:11 +, פִּתֵּ֑חַ Job 12:18 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְפַתַּח; Isaiah 28:24, 1st person singular אֲפַתֵּחַ Isaiah 45:1, etc.; — Infinitive abs פַּתֵּחַ Isaiah 58:6 construct, id. Psalm 102:21 [Psalm 102:20]; Participle מְפַתֵּ֑חַ 1 Kings 20:11; — loose:

1. free, i.e. ungird, camels Genesis 24:32 (J): loins of kings Isaiah 45:1 (i.e. disarm them); set free, with suffix person Psalm 105:20; Jeremiah 40:4 (with מִן); with accusative בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה Psalm 102:21 [Psalm 102:20].

2. loosen (and remove) sack-cloth Isaiah 20:2 (with מֵעַל), Psalm 30:12 [Psalm 30:11]; armour 1 Kings 20:11 (object omitted; opposed to חָגַר); bonds Job 12:18; Psalm 116:16, compare Isaiah 58:6; Job 39:5; cord Job 30:11; Job 38:31; loosen ground Isaiah 28:24 (in tillage; compare Vogelst^{Land wrirthschaft 38}, Assyrian puttû).

3. open gates Isaiah 60:11, doors Job 41:6 [Job 41:14] (figurative of crocodile's jaws); ear Isaiah 48:8 (read probably either פִּתַּחְתִּי, פָּתַחְתִּי [ Du Marti], or נִפְתְּחָה [Gr Che Kit in Di]; buds Songs 7:13 [Songs 7:12] (of blossom; object omitted; or intransitive, as sometimes Arabic see Dozy).

Hithp. Imperative masculine plural התפתחו Isaiah 52:2 Kt < Qr feminine singular הִתְפַּתְּחִי (so ; of personified Jerusalem) loosen thee (Ges^{§ 54 f}) the fetters of thy neck.

II. [פָּתַח] verb
Pi. engrave (Late Hebrew Pi. id., פִּתּוּחַ = Biblical Hebrew, and so ; Assyrian patâḫu, bore, penetrate; compare perhaps Arabic , ring (compare Frä²⁵²)); — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פִּתַּח 2 Chronicles 3:7, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְפַתַּח 1 Kings 7:36; 2nd person masculine singular תְּפַתַּח Exodus 28:11; Infinitive construct לְפַתֵּחַ 2 Chronicles 2:6 [2 Chronicles 2:7]; 2 Chronicles 2:13 [2 Chronicles 2:13]; Participle מְפַתֵּחַ Zechariah 3:9; — engrave, with accusative + על, on metal 1 Kings 7:36; 2 Chronicles 3:7; Exodus 28:36 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb חוֺתָם פִּתּוּחֵי), on stone Exodus 28:9; with accusative אֶבֶן + accusative of congnate meaning with verb Exodus 28:11(all P); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb only, Zechariah 3:9 (on stone), and, in general, 2 Chronicles 2:6; 2 Chronicles 2:13.
Pu. Participle feminine plural חוֹתָם פִּתּוּתֵי מְפֻתָּחֹת Exodus 39:9 (P) stones engraved with the engravings of signet.

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