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Song of Solomon 5:3

“I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּשַׁטpâshaṭ · paw-shat'
H6584 · Hebrew
Definition
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).
Grammar
  • פָּשַׁ֨טְתִּי֙ — verb Qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HVqp1cs
Usage
Occurs 43 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 37:23Leviticus 1:6Leviticus 6:4Leviticus 16:23Numbers 20:26

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 פָּשַׁט 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.