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1 Kings 7:36
“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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6605 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV 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.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְפַתַּ֤ח — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 145 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:11Genesis 8:6Genesis 24:32Genesis 29:31Genesis 30:22
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פָּתַח here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.