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. Exodus 2:6 וַתִּפְתַּח֙ va.tif.Tach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

  2. Exodus 21:33 יִפְתַּ֨ח yif.Tach · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,

  3. Exodus 28:9 וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣ u.fi.tach.Ta · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by you

    And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

  4. Exodus 28:11 תְּפַתַּח֙ te.fa.Tach · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be inclosed in settings of gold.

  5. Exodus 28:36 וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ u.fi.tach.Ta · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by you

    And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH.

  6. Exodus 39:6 מְפֻתָּחֹת֙ me.fu.ta.Chot · An -ing word: strong action received, it is done to the subject

    And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.

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