1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself Aramaic equivalent: pe.tach (פְּתַח "to open" H6606)
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H6605 — פָּתַח
pa.tach · to open · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 7:11 · נִפְתָּֽחוּ׃In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.Genesis 8:6 · וַיִּפְתַּ֣חAfter forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the arkGenesis 24:32 · וַיְפַתַּ֖חSo the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.Genesis 29:31 · וַיִּפְתַּ֖חWhen the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.Genesis 30:22 · וַיִּפְתַּ֖חThen God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,Genesis 41:56 · וַיִּפְתַּ֨חWhen the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.Genesis 42:27 · וַיִּפְתַּ֨חAt the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.Genesis 43:21 · וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.Genesis 44:11 · וַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּSo each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.Exodus 2:6 · וַתִּפְתַּח֙When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”Exodus 21:33 · יִפְתַּ֨חIf a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,Exodus 28:9 · וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:Exodus 28:11 · תְּפַתַּח֙Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.Exodus 28:36 · וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.Exodus 39:6 · מְפֻתָּחֹת֙They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.Numbers 16:32 · וַתִּפְתַּ֤חand the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.Numbers 19:15 · פָת֔וּחַand any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.Numbers 22:28 · וַיִּפְתַּ֥חThen the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”Numbers 26:10 · וַתִּפְתַּ֨חAnd the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.Deuteronomy 15:8 · פָתֹ֧חַ · תִּפְתַּ֛חInstead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.Deuteronomy 15:11 · פָּ֠תֹחַ · תִּפְתַּ֨חFor there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.Deuteronomy 20:11 · וּפָתְחָ֖הIf they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.Deuteronomy 28:12 · יִפְתַּ֣חThe LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.Joshua 8:17 · פְּתוּחָ֔הNot a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.Joshua 10:22 · פִּתְח֖וּThen Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”Judges 3:25 · פֹתֵ֖חַ · וַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּSo they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.Judges 4:19 · וַתִּפְתַּ֞חSisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.Judges 19:27 · וַיִּפְתַּח֙In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.1 Samuel 3:15 · וַיִּפְתַּ֖חSamuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,1 Kings 7:36 · וַיְפַתַּ֤חHe engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.1 Kings 8:29 · פְתֻח֜וֹתMay Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.1 Kings 8:52 · פְתֻחוֹת֙May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You.1 Kings 20:11 · כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”2 Kings 9:3 · וּפָתַחְתָּ֥Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”2 Kings 9:10 · וַיִּפְתַּ֥חAnd on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.2 Kings 13:17 · פְּתַ֧ח · וַיִּפְתָּ֑ח“Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”2 Kings 15:16 · פָתַ֖חAt that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.2 Chronicles 2:7 · לְפַתֵּ֣חַSend me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.2 Chronicles 2:14 · וּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.2 Chronicles 3:7 · וּפִתַּ֥חHe overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.2 Chronicles 6:20 · פְתֻח֜וֹתMay Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.2 Chronicles 6:40 · פְּתֻח֔וֹתNow, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.2 Chronicles 7:15 · פְתֻח֔וֹתNow My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.2 Chronicles 29:3 · פָּתַ֛חIn the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.Nehemiah 1:6 · פְתֻוּח֟וֹתlet Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.Nehemiah 6:5 · פְּתוּחָ֖הThe fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letterNehemiah 7:3 · יִפָּֽתְח֞וּAnd I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”Nehemiah 8:5 · וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח · וּכְפִתְח֖וֹEzra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.Nehemiah 13:19 · יִפְתָּח֔וּםWhen the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.Job 3:1 · פָּתַ֤חAfter this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.Job 11:5 · וְיִפְתַּ֖חBut if only God would speak and open His lips against you,Job 12:14 · יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.Job 12:18 · פִּתֵּ֑חַHe loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.Job 29:19 · פָת֣וּחַMy roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.Job 30:11 · פִ֭תַּחBecause God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.Job 31:32 · אֶפְתָּֽח׃but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—Job 32:19 · יִפָּתֵ֑חַBehold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.Job 32:20 · אֶפְתַּ֖חI must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.Job 33:2 · פָּתַ֣חְתִּיBehold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.Job 38:31 · תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?Job 39:5 · פִתֵּֽחַ׃Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?Job 41:14 · פִתֵּ֑חַWho can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?Psalm 5:9 · פָּת֥וּחַFor not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.Psalm 30:11 · פִּתַּ֥חְתָּYou turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,Psalm 37:14 · פָּֽתְח֣וּThe wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.Psalm 38:13 · יִפְתַּח־But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.Psalm 39:9 · אֶפְתַּח־I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.Psalm 49:4 · אֶפְתַּ֥חI will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:Psalm 51:15 · תִּפְתָּ֑חO Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.Psalm 78:2 · אֶפְתְּחָ֣הI will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,Psalm 78:23 · פָּתָֽח׃Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.Psalm 102:20 · לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַto hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,Psalm 104:28 · תִּפְתַּ֥חWhen You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.Psalm 105:20 · וַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.Psalm 105:41 · פָּ֣תַחHe opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.Psalm 106:17 · תִּפְתַּח־The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.Psalm 109:2 · פָּתָ֑חוּFor wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.Psalm 116:16 · פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּTruly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.Psalm 118:19 · פִּתְחוּ־Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.Psalm 145:16 · פּוֹתֵ֥חַYou open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.Proverbs 24:7 · יִפְתַּח־Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.Proverbs 31:8 · פְּתַח־Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.Proverbs 31:9 · פְּתַח־Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.Proverbs 31:26 · פָּתְחָ֣הShe opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.Song of Solomon 5:2 · פִּתְחִי־I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”Song of Solomon 5:5 · לִפְתֹּ֣חַI rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.Song of Solomon 5:6 · פָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיI opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.Song of Solomon 7:12 · פִּתַּ֣חLet us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.Isaiah 5:27 · נִפְתַּח֙None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.Isaiah 14:17 · פָ֥תַחwho turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”Isaiah 20:2 · וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.Isaiah 22:22 · וּפָתַח֙ · פֹּתֵֽחַ׃I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.Isaiah 24:18 · נִפְתָּ֔חוּWhoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.Isaiah 26:2 · פִּתְח֖וּOpen the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.Isaiah 28:24 · יְפַתַּ֥חDoes the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?Isaiah 35:5 · תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.Isaiah 41:18 · אֶפְתַּ֤חI will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.Isaiah 45:1 · אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ · לִפְתֹּ֤חַThis is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:Isaiah 45:8 · תִּפְתַּח־Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.Isaiah 48:8 · פִתְּחָ֣הYou have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.Isaiah 50:5 · פָּתַֽח־The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.Isaiah 51:14 · לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַThe captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.Isaiah 52:2 · הִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.Isaiah 53:7 · יִפְתַּח־ · יִפְתַּ֖חHe was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.Isaiah 58:6 · פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?Isaiah 60:11 · וּפִתְּח֨וּYour gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.Jeremiah 1:14 · תִּפָּתַ֣חThen the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.Jeremiah 5:16 · פָּת֑וּחַTheir quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.Jeremiah 13:19 · פֹּתֵ֑חַThe cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive.Jeremiah 40:4 · פִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָBut now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”Jeremiah 50:25 · פָּתַ֤חThe LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.Jeremiah 50:26 · פִּתְח֣וּCome against her from the farthest border. Break open her granaries; pile her up like mounds of grain. Devote her to destruction; leave her no survivors.Daniel 10:16 · וָאֶפְתַּח־And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.Amos 8:5 · וְנִפְתְּחָה־asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.Nahum 2:6 · נִפְתָּ֑חוּThe river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.Nahum 3:13 · פָּת֥וֹחַ · נִפְתְּח֖וּLook at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.Zechariah 3:9 · מְפַתֵּ֣חַSee the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.Zechariah 11:1 · פְּתַ֥חOpen your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!Zechariah 13:1 · נִפְתָּ֔ח“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.Malachi 3:10 · אֶפְתַּ֣חBring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.