What does פָּתַח mean in the Bible?
פָּתַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve".
Hebrew · H6605
פָּתַח
To open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve
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פָּתַח H6605
What does פָּתַח mean in the Bible?
פָּתַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6605?
The BSB source-word alignment has 144 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include open (25), opened (11), and opened (4), I will open (4), has opened (3).
Where does פָּתַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 7:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (21), Psalms (18), Ezekiel (15), Job (13).
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 open 25× Numbers 19:15, Deuteronomy 15:11, Joshua 10:22, 1 Kings 8:29
opened 11× Genesis 8:6, Numbers 16:32, Numbers 22:28, Numbers 26:10
and opened 4× Genesis 30:22, Genesis 44:11, Judges 19:27, Psalms 78:23
I will open 4× Job 33:2, Psalms 78:2, Isaiah 41:18, Ezekiel 3:27
has opened 3× Song Of Solomon 7:12, Isaiah 50:5, Jeremiah 50:25
. . . 2× Deuteronomy 15:8, Nahum 3:13
and engrave 2× Exodus 28:9, Exodus 28:36
are open 2× Psalms 5:9, Isaiah 24:18
He opened 2× Genesis 29:31, Psalms 105:41
opened up 2× Genesis 41:56, Psalms 106:17
remove 2× Isaiah 20:2, Isaiah 52:2
to open 2× Song Of Solomon 5:5, Isaiah 45:1
will open 2× Deuteronomy 28:12, Ezekiel 37:12
[and] 1× Ezekiel 46:1
[Hezekiah] opened 1× 2 Chronicles 29:3
[will] spread out 1× Job 29:19
an unsealed 1× Nehemiah 6:5
and as he opened it 1× Nehemiah 8:5
and he carved 1× 2 Chronicles 3:7
and He opened 1× Ezekiel 33:22
and I opened 1× Daniel 10:16
and open 1× Job 11:5
and open [their gates] 1× Deuteronomy 20:11
and opened [the doors] 1× Judges 3:25
are like open 1× Jeremiah 5:16
are thrown open 1× Nahum 2:6
are wide open 1× Nahum 3:13
be freed 1× Isaiah 51:14
be opened 1× Ezekiel 44:2
be released 1× Job 12:14
been open 1× Isaiah 48:8
Break open 1× Jeremiah 50:26
can open 1× Job 41:14
can open them 1× Jeremiah 13:19
Does he continuously loosen 1× Isaiah 28:24
Engrave 1× Exodus 28:11
engraved 1× Exodus 39:6
expose 1× Ezekiel 25:9
God has unstrung 1× Job 30:11
has been open 1× Job 31:32
have drawn 1× Psalms 37:14
He engraved 1× 1 Kings 7:36
He loosens 1× Job 12:18
I am freeing 1× Jeremiah 40:4
I must open 1× Job 32:20
I will engrave on it 1× Zechariah 3:9
I will express 1× Psalms 49:4
in engraving 1× 2 Chronicles 2:7
is drawn 1× Ezekiel 21:28
is like unvented 1× Job 32:19
is loose 1× Isaiah 5:27
it shall be opened 1× Ezekiel 46:1
like one taking [it off] 1× 1 Kings 20:11
loosen 1× Job 38:31
must be opened 1× Ezekiel 46:12
of engraving 1× 2 Chronicles 2:14
of them opened 1× Genesis 42:27
one can open 1× Isaiah 22:22
open [their gates] 1× 2 Kings 15:16
open up 1× Isaiah 45:8
opens 1× Exodus 21:33
released 1× Job 39:5
set him free 1× Psalms 105:20
She opens 1× Proverbs 31:26
So he opened [it] 1× 2 Kings 13:17
So I opened 1× Ezekiel 3:2
So she opened 1× Judges 4:19
stand open 1× Isaiah 60:11
that we may market 1× Amos 8:5
then he opened 1× 1 Samuel 3:15
Then open 1× 2 Kings 9:3
Then the young prophet opened 1× 2 Kings 9:10
to break 1× Isaiah 58:6
to call for 1× Ezekiel 21:22
to disarm 1× Isaiah 45:1
to let 1× Isaiah 14:17
to release 1× Psalms 102:20
unstopped 1× Isaiah 35:5
was opened 1× Ezekiel 33:22
we opened 1× Genesis 43:21
were opened 1× Genesis 7:11
were unloaded 1× Genesis 24:32
What he opens 1× Isaiah 22:22
when I open 1× Ezekiel 37:13
When she opened it 1× Exodus 2:6
when You open 1× Psalms 104:28
wide 1× Deuteronomy 15:11
wide open 1× Joshua 8:17
will be opened 1× Ezekiel 24:27
will be poured out 1× Jeremiah 1:14
you are to open 1× Deuteronomy 15:8
You have broken 1× Psalms 116:16
You open 1× Psalms 145:16
You peeled off 1× Psalms 30:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 7:11 נִפְתָּֽחוּ׃ to were opened Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Genesis 8:6 וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח to opened Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 24:32 וַיְפַתַּ֖ח to were unloaded Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 29:31 וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח to He opened Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 30:22 וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח to and opened Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 41:56 וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח to opened up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 42:27 וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח to of them opened Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 43:21 וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙ to we opened Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular Genesis 44:11 וַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּ to and opened Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 2:6 וַתִּפְתַּח֙ to When she opened it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 7:11
Aligned rows 144
Books represented 23
Genesis 9 Exodus 6 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 2 Judges 4 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 5 2 Chronicles 7 Nehemiah 6 Job 13 Psalms 18 Proverbs 4 Song Of Solomon 4 Isaiah 21 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 15 Daniel 1 Amos 1 Nahum 3 Zechariah 3 Malachi 1
Source forms
וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח 3x way·yip̄·taḥ Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, 1 Samuel 3:15
וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח 3x way·yip̄·taḥ Genesis 41:56, Genesis 42:27, Nehemiah 8:5
יִפְתַּח־ 3x yip̄·taḥ- Psalms 38:13, Proverbs 24:7, Isaiah 53:7
אֶפְתַּ֣ח 2x ’ep̄·taḥ Ezekiel 3:27, Malachi 3:10
וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח 2x way·yip̄·taḥ Genesis 8:6, Ezekiel 33:22
וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח 2x way·yip̄·taḥ Numbers 22:28, 2 Kings 9:10
וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ 2x ū·p̄it·taḥ·tā Exodus 28:36, Isaiah 20:2
יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃ 2x yip·pā·ṯê·aḥ Job 12:14, Ezekiel 46:1
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 12x Genesis 8:6, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 8x 2 Kings 15:16, 2 Chronicles 29:3, Job 3:1, Psalms 78:23
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Job 12:14, Job 32:19, Ezekiel 24:27, Ezekiel 44:2
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 6x Job 31:32, Psalms 39:9, Psalms 49:4, Isaiah 41:18
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Exodus 21:33, Deuteronomy 28:12, Psalms 38:13, Proverbs 24:7
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 6x Judges 3:25, Psalms 145:16, Isaiah 22:22, Jeremiah 13:19
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural 6x 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:52, 2 Chronicles 6:20, 2 Chronicles 6:40
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 5x Genesis 7:11, Isaiah 24:18, Ezekiel 1:1, Nahum 2:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve
Strong's H6605
Lexical occurrences 145 verses Word forms 5 forms 97 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve BDB: open Usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
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 is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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