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. Nahum 2:6 נִפְתָּ֑חוּ nif.Ta.chu · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

  2. Nahum 3:13 פָּת֥וֹחַ pa.To.ach · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women; the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire hath devoured thy bars.

  3. Nahum 3:13 נִפְתְּח֖וּ nif.te.Chu · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women; the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire hath devoured thy bars.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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