פָּתַח

pa.tach · to open

Hebrew · Strong's H6605 · Verb · Sounds like: paw-thakh' · 144 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to open H6605A 135
  • to engrave H6605B 9

Strong's dictionary

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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
פָּתַח vb. open
Qal open sack
Niph. be opened
Pi. be opened
1. free, i.e. ungird, camels
2. loosen (and remove) sack-cloth
3. open gates, doors
Hithp. loosen thee the fetters of thy neck
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[פָּתַח] vb. Pi. engrave
Pu. stones engraved with the engravings of a signet.

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Kings 9:3 וּפָתַחְתָּ֥ u.fa.tach.Ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

  2. 2 Kings 9:10 וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח vai.yif.Tach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

  3. 2 Kings 13:17 פְּתַ֧ח pe.Tach · A command to you: simple action

    And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

  4. 2 Kings 13:17 וַיִּפְתָּ֑ח vai.yif.Tach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

  5. 2 Kings 15:16 פָתַ֖ח fa.Tach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the borders thereof, from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.

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