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
פִּתּוּחַ (pitûḥa): Engraved or carved decorative work, ranging from surface etching to deeply sculptured relief in temple furnishings.
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פִּתּוּחַH6603
Pronunciationpitûḥa
What does פִּתּוּחַ (pitûḥa) mean in the Bible?
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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 inscription1×Zechariah 3:9
engraved1×Exodus 28:21
engraves1×Exodus 28:11
engravings1×1 Kings 6:29
stone was engraved1×Exodus 39:14
the carvings1×Psalms 74:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:11פִּתּוּחֵ֣יtoengravesNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 28:21פִּתּוּחֵ֤יtoengravedNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 28:36פִּתּוּחֵ֣יto[as]Noun - masculine plural constructExodus 39:6פִּתּוּחֵ֣יto. . .Noun - masculine plural constructExodus 39:14פִּתּוּחֵ֤יtostone was engravedNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 39:30פִּתּוּחֵ֣יto. . .Noun - masculine plural construct1 Kings 6:29פִּתּוּחֵי֙toengravingsNoun - masculine plural construct2 Chronicles 2:7פִּתּוּחִ֑יםto. . .Noun - masculine plural2 Chronicles 2:14פִּתּ֔וּחַto. . .Noun - masculine singularPsalms 74:6פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָtothe carvingsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 28:11
Aligned rows11
Books represented5
Exodus61 Kings12 Chronicles2Psalms1Zechariah1
Source forms
פִּתּוּחֵ֣י4xpit·tū·ḥêExodus 28:11, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:30
פִּתּוּחֵ֤י2xpit·tū·ḥêExodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14
פִּתּ֔וּחַ1xpit·tū·aḥ2 Chronicles 2:14
פִּתּוּחֵי֙1xpit·tū·ḥê1 Kings 6:29
פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ1xpit·tū·ḥe·hāPsalms 74:6
פִּתּוּחִ֑ים1xpit·tū·ḥîm2 Chronicles 2:7
פִּתֻּחָ֗הּ1xpit·tu·ḥāhZechariah 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct7xExodus 28:11, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6
Noun - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 2:7
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xPsalms 74:6
Noun - masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 2:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xZechariah 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 definitionSource: 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: