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פָּתַח H6605
H6605 is the Hebrew word פָּתַח, transliterated pâthach and said paw-thakh'. The King James Version most often renders it opened.
What it means
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 106 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Verses using פָּתַח
The first 40 of 129 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 8:6 · KJV
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
Genesis 24:32 · KJV
And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
Genesis 29:31 · KJV
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 30:22 · KJV
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Genesis 41:56 · KJV
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
Genesis 42:27 · KJV
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
Genesis 43:21 · KJV
And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
Genesis 44:11 · KJV
Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
Exodus 2:6 · KJV
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
Exodus 21:33 · KJV
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
Exodus 28:9 · KJV
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Exodus 28:11 · KJV
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Exodus 28:36 · KJV
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Exodus 39:6 · KJV
And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.
Numbers 16:32 · KJV
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
Numbers 19:15 · KJV
And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
Numbers 22:28 · KJV
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
Numbers 26:10 · KJV
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
Deuteronomy 15:8 · KJV
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Deuteronomy 15:11 · KJV
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Deuteronomy 20:11 · KJV
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
Deuteronomy 28:12 · KJV
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Joshua 8:17 · KJV
And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
Joshua 10:22 · KJV
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Judges 3:25 · KJV
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Judges 4:19 · KJV
And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
Judges 19:27 · KJV
And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.
1 Samuel 3:15 · KJV
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1 Kings 7:36 · KJV
For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
1 Kings 8:29 · KJV
That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
1 Kings 8:52 · KJV
That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
1 Kings 20:11 · KJV
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
2 Kings 9:3 · KJV
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
2 Kings 9:10 · KJV
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
2 Kings 13:17 · KJV
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
2 Kings 15:16 · KJV
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
2 Chronicles 2:7 · KJV
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
2 Chronicles 2:14 · KJV
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
2 Chronicles 3:7 · KJV
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
2 Chronicles 6:20 · KJV
That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6605 mean?
H6605 is the Hebrew word פָּתַח (pâthach), meaning to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.
How is H6605 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it opened (43 times), open (41 times), loose (5 times), openeth (4 times), grave (3 times), among others.
How many times does H6605 appear in the Bible?
פָּתַח (pâthach) is tagged in 129 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6605 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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