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פְּתִי

Silly (i.e. seducible)

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פְּתִיH6612
Pronunciationpethi

What does פְּתִי (pethi) mean in the Bible?

פְּתִי (pethi): Moral and intellectual simplicity that makes one vulnerable to seduction and deception

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Questions this entry answers

What does פְּתִי (pethi) mean in the Bible?

פְּתִי (pethi): Moral and intellectual simplicity that makes one vulnerable to seduction and deception

How does the BSB render H6612?

The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the simple (4), [is] simple (2), O simple ones (2), [but] the simple (1), among the simple (1).

Where does פְּתִי (pethi) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 19:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (15), Psalms (3), Ezekiel (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
the simple4×Psalms 19:7, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 14:18, Proverbs 21:11
[is] simple2×Proverbs 9:4, Proverbs 9:16
O simple ones2×Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 8:5
[but] the simple1×Proverbs 27:12
among the simple1×Proverbs 7:7
and the simple1×Proverbs 19:25
but the simple1×Proverbs 22:3
Leave your folly1×Proverbs 9:6
of the simple1×Proverbs 1:32
or in ignorance1×Ezekiel 45:20
The simple [man]1×Proverbs 14:15
the simplehearted1×Psalms 116:6
to the simple1×Proverbs 1:4
your simple [ways]1×Proverbs 1:22
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 19:7פֶּֽתִי׃tothe simpleNoun - masculine singularPsalms 116:6פְּתָאיִ֣םtothe simpleheartedNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 119:130פְּתָיִֽים׃tothe simpleNoun - masculine pluralProverbs 1:4לִפְתָאיִ֣םtoto the simplePreposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralProverbs 1:22פְּתָיִם֮toO simple onesNoun - masculine pluralProverbs 1:22פֶ֥תִיtoyour simple [ways]Noun - masculine singularProverbs 1:32פְּתָיִ֣םtoof the simpleNoun - masculine pluralProverbs 7:7בַפְּתָאיִ֗םtoamong the simplePreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralProverbs 8:5פְתָאיִ֣םtoO simple onesNoun - masculine pluralProverbs 9:4פֶ֭תִיto[is] simpleNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowPsalms 19:7
Aligned rows19
Books represented3
Psalms3Proverbs15Ezekiel1
Source forms
פְתָאיִ֣ם3xp̄ə·ṯā·yimProverbs 8:5, Proverbs 9:6, Proverbs 14:18
פֶ֭תִי2xp̄e·ṯîProverbs 9:4, Proverbs 9:16
בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם1xḇap·pə·ṯā·yimProverbs 7:7
וּמִפֶּ֑תִי1xū·mip·pe·ṯîEzekiel 45:20
וּפֶ֣תִי1xū·p̄e·ṯîProverbs 19:25
וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים1xū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîmProverbs 22:3
לִפְתָאיִ֣ם1xlip̄·ṯā·yimProverbs 1:4
פְּתָאיִ֣ם1xpə·ṯā·yimPsalms 116:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural8xPsalms 116:6, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32
Noun - masculine singular6xPsalms 19:7, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 9:4, Proverbs 9:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xProverbs 22:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 19:25
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 45:20
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xProverbs 7:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural1xProverbs 1:4
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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