What does פָּתַח · רֶחֶם mean in the Bible?
פָּתַח · רֶחֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "opened her womb".
Hebrew · H6605, H7358
פָּתַח אֶת־רַחְמָהּ
To open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve · the womb
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פָּתַח H6605 to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve
רֶחֶם H7358 the womb
Pronunciation reḥem
The womb as life's origin; metaphorically extends to divine compassion (raḥamim) rooted in maternal tenderness
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What does פָּתַח אֶת־רַחְמָהּ (patach et-rachmah) mean in the Bible?
פָּתַח · רֶחֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "opened her womb".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6605, H7358?
H6605, H7358 is connected to 171 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. opened her womb
Source Gloss
opened her womb
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 97
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 64×
Imperfect Ezek 3:27 · Isa 41:18 · Job 31:32 · Job 32:20 · Mal 3:10 · Ps 39:10 · Ps 49:5 · Deut 28:12 · Exod 21:33 · Isa 53:7 · Prov 24:7 · Ps 38:14 · Deut 15:8 · Deut 15:11 · Ps 51:17 · Ps 104:28 19×
Participle passive 1Kgs 8:29 · 1Kgs 8:52 · 2Chr 6:20 · 2Chr 6:40 · 2Chr 7:15 · Ezek 21:33 · Jer 5:16 · Job 29:19 · Josh 8:17 · Neh 1:6 · Neh 6:5 · Num 19:15 · Ps 5:10 13×
Perfect 2Chr 29:3 · 2Kgs 15:16 · Isa 14:17 · Isa 50:5 · Jer 50:25 · Job 3:1 · Ps 78:23 · Ps 105:41 · Job 33:2 · Song 5:6 · Ps 37:14 · Ps 109:2 · Prov 31:26 13×
Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 13:17 · Prov 31:8 · Prov 31:9 · Zech 11:1 · Isa 26:2 · Jer 50:26 · Josh 10:22 · Ps 118:19 · Song 5:2 9×
Participle active Ezek 25:9 · Ezek 37:12 · Isa 22:22 · Jer 13:19 · Judg 3:25 · Ps 145:16 6×
Infinitive absolute Deut 15:8 · Deut 15:11 · Nah 3:13 3×
Cohortative Ps 78:2 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 16×
Imperfect Ezek 24:27 · Ezek 44:2 · Ezek 46:1 · Job 12:14 · Job 32:19 · Isa 35:5 · Jer 1:14 · Neh 7:3 9×
Perfect Ezek 1:1 · Gen 7:11 · Isa 24:18 · Nah 2:7 · Nah 3:13 · Isa 5:27 6×
Participle passive Zech 13:1 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 14×
Perfect Job 12:18 · Job 30:11 · Job 39:5 · Job 41:6 · Song 7:13 · Ps 30:12 · Ps 116:16 · Isa 48:8 8×
Imperfect Exod 28:11 · Job 38:31 · Isa 28:24 · Isa 45:1 4×
Infinitive absolute Isa 58:6 1×
Participle active Zech 3:9 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Exod 39:6 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 2×
Sequential imperfect Isa 52:2 2×
Word Origins
פָּתַח אֶת־רַחְמָהּ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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