What does פִּתּוּחַ (pitûḥa) mean in the Bible?
פִּתּוּחַ (pitûḥa): Engraved or carved decorative work, ranging from surface etching to deeply sculptured relief in temple furnishings.
Hebrew · H6603
פִּתּוּחַ
Sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)
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פִּתּוּחַ H6603
Pronunciation pitûḥa
What does פִּתּוּחַ (pitûḥa) mean in the Bible?
פִּתּוּחַ (pitûḥa): Engraved or carved decorative work, ranging from surface etching to deeply sculptured relief in temple furnishings.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6603?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), [as] (1), an inscription (1), engraved (1), engraves (1).
Where does פִּתּוּחַ (pitûḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), 2 Chronicles (2), 1 Kings (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 4× Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:30, 2 Chronicles 2:7, 2 Chronicles 2:14
[as] 1× Exodus 28:36
an inscription 1× Zechariah 3:9
engraved 1× Exodus 28:21
engraves 1× Exodus 28:11
engravings 1× 1 Kings 6:29
stone was engraved 1× Exodus 39:14
the carvings 1× Psalms 74:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:11 פִּתּוּחֵ֣י to engraves Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 28:21 פִּתּוּחֵ֤י to engraved Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 28:36 פִּתּוּחֵ֣י to [as] Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:6 פִּתּוּחֵ֣י to . . . Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:14 פִּתּוּחֵ֤י to stone was engraved Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:30 פִּתּוּחֵ֣י to . . . Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 6:29 פִּתּוּחֵי֙ to engravings Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Chronicles 2:7 פִּתּוּחִ֑ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 2:14 פִּתּ֔וּחַ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Psalms 74:6 פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ to the carvings Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:11
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Exodus 6 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
פִּתּוּחֵ֣י 4x pit·tū·ḥê Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:30
פִּתּוּחֵ֤י 2x pit·tū·ḥê Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14
פִּתּ֔וּחַ 1x pit·tū·aḥ 2 Chronicles 2:14
פִּתּוּחֵי֙ 1x pit·tū·ḥê 1 Kings 6:29
פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ 1x pit·tū·ḥe·hā Psalms 74:6
פִּתּוּחִ֑ים 1x pit·tū·ḥîm 2 Chronicles 2:7
פִּתֻּחָ֗הּ 1x pit·tu·ḥāh Zechariah 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 7x Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6
Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 2:7
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 74:6
Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 2:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Zechariah 3:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Engraved or carved decorative work, ranging from surface etching to deeply sculptured relief in temple furnishings.
Source Gloss
sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Engraved or carved decorative work, ranging from surface etching to deeply sculptured relief in temple furnishings.
sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio) BDB: engraving Usage: carved (work) (are, en-) grave(-ing, -n).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פִּתּוּחַ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain