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Isaiah 60:11

“Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּתַחpâthach · paw-thakh'
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: וּ — conjunction
פִתְּח֨וּ — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
Code HC/Vpq3cp
Usage: Occurs 145 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:11 Genesis 8:6 Genesis 24:32 Genesis 29:31 Genesis 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.

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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.