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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.
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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 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 when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know 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 opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19 - Then God enabled Hagar to see a well of water. She went over and filled the skin with water, and then gave the boy a drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - Elisha went back and walked around in the house. Then he got up on the bed again and bent down over him. The child sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he can see." The LORD opened the servant's eyes and he saw that the hill 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 entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O LORD, open their eyes, so they can see." The LORD opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16 - Pay attention, LORD, and hear! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:3 - Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19 - He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 - The LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up all who are bent over. The LORD loves the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 - Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5 - Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears will hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:17 - Pay attention, LORD, and hear! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to this entire message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7 - to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:20 - You see many things, but don't comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19 - You plan great things and you do mighty deeds. You see everything people do. You reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18 - Listen attentively, my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins and the city called by your name. For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4 - In that day," says the LORD, "I will strike every horse with confusion and its rider with madness. I will pay close attention to the house of Judah, but will strike all the horses of the nations with blindness.
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