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Hebrew word study

פָּתַחpâthach — to open wide (literally or figuratively)

Pronounced “paw-thakh'”

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

Translated in the King James as: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.

Appears 144 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 9×
Genesis 7:11Genesis 8:6Genesis 24:32Genesis 29:31Genesis 30:22Genesis 41:56Genesis 42:27Genesis 43:21Genesis 44:11
Exodus — 6×
Exodus 2:6Exodus 21:33Exodus 28:9Exodus 28:11Exodus 28:36Exodus 39:6
Numbers — 4×
Numbers 16:32Numbers 19:15Numbers 22:28Numbers 26:10
Deuteronomy — 6×
Deuteronomy 15:8Deuteronomy 15:11Deuteronomy 20:11Deuteronomy 28:12+ 2 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 2×
Joshua 8:17Joshua 10:22
Judges — 4×
Judges 3:25Judges 4:19Judges 19:27+ 1 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 3:15
1 Kings — 4×
1 Ki 7:361 Ki 8:291 Ki 8:521 Ki 20:11
2 Kings — 5×
2 Ki 9:32 Ki 9:102 Ki 13:172 Ki 15:16+ 1 more in 2 Kings
2 Chronicles — 7×
2 Chr 2:72 Chr 2:142 Chr 3:72 Chr 6:202 Chr 6:402 Chr 7:152 Chr 29:3
Nehemiah — 6×
Nehemiah 1:6Nehemiah 6:5Nehemiah 7:3Nehemiah 8:5Nehemiah 13:19+ 1 more in Nehemiah
Job — 13×
Job 3:1Job 11:5Job 12:14Job 12:18Job 29:19Job 30:11Job 31:32Job 32:19Job 32:20Job 33:2Job 38:31Job 39:5Job 41:14
Psalms — 18×
Psalms 5:9Psalms 30:11Psalms 37:14Psalms 38:13Psalms 39:9Psalms 49:4Psalms 51:15Psalms 78:2Psalms 78:23Psalms 102:20Psalms 104:28Psalms 105:20Psalms 105:41Psalms 106:17Psalms 109:2Psalms 116:16Psalms 118:19Psalms 145:16
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 24:7Proverbs 31:8Proverbs 31:9Proverbs 31:26
Song of Solomon — 4×
Song 5:2Song 5:5Song 5:6Song 7:12
Isaiah — 21×
Isaiah 5:27Isaiah 14:17Isaiah 20:2Isaiah 22:22Isaiah 24:18Isaiah 26:2Isaiah 28:24Isaiah 35:5Isaiah 41:18Isaiah 45:1Isaiah 45:8Isaiah 48:8Isaiah 50:5Isaiah 51:14Isaiah 52:2Isaiah 53:7Isaiah 58:6Isaiah 60:11+ 3 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 6×
Jeremiah 1:14Jeremiah 5:16Jeremiah 13:19Jeremiah 40:4Jeremiah 50:25Jeremiah 50:26
Ezekiel — 15×
Ezekiel 1:1Ezekiel 3:2Ezekiel 3:27Ezekiel 21:22Ezekiel 21:28Ezekiel 24:27Ezekiel 25:9Ezekiel 33:22Ezekiel 37:12Ezekiel 37:13Ezekiel 44:2Ezekiel 46:1Ezekiel 46:12+ 2 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 1×
Daniel 10:16
Amos — 1×
Amos 8:5
Nahum — 3×
Nahum 2:6Nahum 3:13+ 1 more in Nahum
Zechariah — 3×
Zech 3:9Zech 11:1Zech 13:1
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 3:10

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.