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Lexicon :: Strong's H6491 - pāqaḥ

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פָּקַח
Transliteration
pāqaḥ
Pronunciation
paw-kakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1803

Strong’s Definitions

פָּקַח pâqach, paw-kakh'; a primitive root; to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant:—open.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H6491 in the following manner: open (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H6491 in the following manner: open (20x).

  1. to open (the eyes)

    1. (Qal)

      1. to open (the eyes)

      2. to open (the ears)

    2. (Niphal) to be opened

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּקַח pâqach, paw-kakh'; a primitive root; to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant:—open.
STRONGS H6491: Abbreviations
† פָּקַח verb open eyes and (once) ears (Late Hebrew id., open (and remove) rubbish heap, followed by עַל look to, attend to; Arabic bdb082403 blossom, II. open eyes; Jewish-Aramaic פְּקַח open eyes, etc.; Syriac bdb082404 blossom; —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פ׳ Job 27:19; 2nd person masculine singular פָּקַחְתָּ Job 14:3; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּפְקַח Genesis 21:19 +; 1st person singular אֶפְקַח Zechariah 12:4; Imperative masculine singular פְּקַח 2 Kings 6:17 +, so Daniel 9:18 Qr (Kt פקחה); Infinitive absolute פְּקַח Isaiah 42:20; construct לִפְקֹחַ Isaiah 42:7; Participle active פֹּקֵחַ Psalm 146:8; passive feminine plural פְּקֻחוֹת Jeremiah 32:19; —
1. open eyes:
a. one's own 2 Kings 4:35; Job 27:19; Proverbs 20:13; 2 Kings 19:16 = Isaiah 37:17; Daniel 9:18; + עַל Jeremiah 32:19; Zechariah 12:4; Job 14:3.
b. eyes of others Genesis 21:19; 2 Kings 6:17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 6:20 (twice in verse); Isaiah 42:7; Psalm 146:8; — for details see עַיִן 1j.
2. open ears = hear Isaiah 42:20 (without understanding; figurative of Israel).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person plural consecutive וְנִפְקְחוּ Genesis 3:5; Imperfect 3rd person feminine plural תִּפָּקַחְנָה Isaiah 35:5, וַתּ׳ Genesis 3:7; — be opened, of eyes; figurative, so as to know good and evil Genesis 3:5, 7; opposed to blindness (figurative) Isaiah 35:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:5; 3:5; 3:7; 3:7; 21:19; 21:19

2 Kings

4:35; 6:17; 6:17; 6:20; 19:16

Job

14:3; 14:3; 27:19; 27:19

Psalms

146:8; 146:8

Proverbs

20:13

Isaiah

35:5; 35:5; 37:17; 42:7; 42:7; 42:20; 42:20

Jeremiah

32:19; 32:19

Daniel

9:18; 9:18

Zechariah

12:4; 12:4

H6491

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6491 matches the Hebrew פָּקַח (pāqaḥ),
which occurs 20 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5 - For God knew that in whatever day ye should eat of it your eyes would be opened, and ye would be as gods, knowing good and evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7 - And the eyes of both were opened, and they perceived that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons to go round them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19 - And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well [fn]of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - And he returned, and walked up and down in the house: and he went up, and bowed himself on the child seven times; and the child opened his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray thee, the eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisaie.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20 - And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisaie said, Open, I pray thee, O Lord, their eyes, and let them see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16 - Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:3 - Hast thou not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgment before thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19 - The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 - (LXX 145:8) the Lord gives wisdom to the blind: The Lord sets up the broken down: the Lord loves the righteous: the Lord preserves the strangers;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 - Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5 - Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:17 - Incline thine ear, O Lord, hearken, O Lord; open thine eyes, O Lord, look, O Lord: and behold the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7 - to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the bound and them that sit in darkness out of bonds and the prison-house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:20 - Ye have often seen, and have not taken heed; your ears have been opened, and ye have not heard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19 - (LXX 39:19) the Lord of great counsel, and mighty in deeds, the great Almighty God, and Lord of great name: thine eyes are upon the ways of the children of men, to give to every one according to his way:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18 - Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolation, and that of thy city on which thy name is called: for we do not bring our pitiful case before thee on the ground of our righteousness, but on the ground of thy manifold compassions, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4 - In that day, saith the Lord Almighty, I will smite every horse with amazement, and his rider with madness: but I will open mine eyes upon the house of Juda, and I will smite all the horses of the nations with blindness.
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