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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.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 21 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5 - “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, H6491 and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7 - Then the eyes of both of them were opened, H6491 and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves [fn]loin coverings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19 - Then God opened H6491 her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the [fn]skin with water and gave the lad a drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and stretched himself on him; and the lad sneezed seven times and the lad opened H6491 his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, I pray, open H6491 his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened H6491 the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20 - When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open H6491 the eyes of these men, that they may see.” So the LORD opened H6491 their eyes and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16 - “Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open H6491 Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:3 - “You also open H6491 Your eyes on him
And bring [fn]him into judgment with Yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19 - “He lies down rich, but never [fn]again;
He opens H6491 his eyes, and it is no longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 - The LORD opens H6491 the eyes of the blind;
The LORD raises up those who are bowed down;
The LORD loves the righteous;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 - Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open H6491 your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [fn]food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5 - Then the eyes of the blind will be opened H6491
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:17 - “Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open H6491 Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7 - To open H6491 blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:20 - You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, H6491 but none hears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19 - great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open H6491 to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18 - “O my God, incline Your ear and hear! Open H6491 Your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not [fn]presenting our supplications before You on account of [fn]any merits of our own, but on account of Your great compassion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4 - “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and his rider with madness. But I will [fn]watch H6491 over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
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