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Lexicon :: Strong's H6601 - pāṯâ

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פָּתָה
Transliteration
pāṯâ
Pronunciation
paw-thaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1853

Strong’s Definitions

פָּתָה pâthâh, paw-thaw'; a primitive root; to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude:—allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H6601 in the following manner: entice (10x), deceive (8x), persuade (4x), flatter (2x), allure (1x), enlarge (1x), silly one (1x), silly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H6601 in the following manner: entice (10x), deceive (8x), persuade (4x), flatter (2x), allure (1x), enlarge (1x), silly one (1x), silly (1x).

  1. to be spacious, be open, be wide

    1. (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide

    2. (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open

  2. to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be open-minded, be simple, be naive

      2. to be enticed, be deceived

    2. (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible

    3. (Piel)

      1. to persuade, seduce

      2. to deceive

    4. (Pual)

      1. to be persuaded

      2. to be deceived

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּתָה pâthâh, paw-thaw'; a primitive root; to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude:—allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
STRONGS H6601: Abbreviations
[פָּתָה] verb be spacious, wide, open (Aramaic פְּתָה be spacious, bdb083403 be spacious, abundant; compare Arabic bdb083404, bdb083405 be youthful, in prime of life, bdb083406 young man, one in prime of life (development of various meanings from √ not wholly clear, compare NöZMG xi (1886), 735)); —
Qal Participle פֹּתֶה Proverbs 20:19 possibly one open as to lips, but see פָּתָה denominative below.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive יַפְתְּ א׳ לְיֶפֶת Genesis 9:27 may God make wide for Japhet (give him an extensive inheritance). — Perfect possibly Proverbs 24:28 (reading וְהִפְתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ, make wide with (open wide) thy lips, for MT יַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשׂ׳, so SS; but compare פָּתָה denominative Pi.).

† [פָּתָה] verb denominative be simple (Late Hebrew Pi. entice); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִפְתֶּה Deuteronomy 11:16; וַיִּפְתְּ Job 31:27; Participle פֹּתֶה Job 5:2; Proverbs 20:19; feminine פּוֹתָה Hosea 7:11; —
1. be open-minded (?),simple Job 5:2; יוֺנָה פוֺתָה Hosea 7:11 silly dove; שְׂפָתָיו פֹּתֶה Proverbs 20:19 one foolish as to his lips (most, openeth wide his lips).
2. be enticed, deceived Deuteronomy 11:16; Job 31:27.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נַפְתָּה Job 31:9; Imperfect 1st person singular וָאֶפָּת Jeremiah 20:7; — be deceived Jeremiah 20:7 rather be persuaded, persuade; with עַל enticed unto Job 31:9.
Piel Perfect 2nd person masculine singular פִּתִּיתָ Proverbs 24:28; suffix פִּתִּיתַנִי Jeremiah 20:7; 1st person singular פִּתֵּיתִי Ezekiel 14:9; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְפַתֶּה Exodus 22:15 +, etc.; Imperative פַּתִּי Judges 14:15; Judges 16:5; Infinitive construct suffix פַּתּתְךָ 2 Samuel 3:25; Participle suffix מְפַתֶּיהָ (Ges§ 93 88) Hosea 2:15; —
1. persuade, woman Hosea 2:16 (figurative,י׳ subject), seduce, virgin Exodus 22:16; entice, husband Judges 14:15; Judges 16:5; a man to sin Proverbs 1:10; Proverbs 16:29.
2. deceive, 2 Samuel 3:25; Proverbs 24:28 (yet compare √ Hiph. above); subject י׳, object prophet, Jeremiah 20:7; Ezekiel 14:9, compare 1 Kings 22:20, 21, 22 2 Chronicles 18:19; 18:20; 18:21; object י׳, Psalm 78:36.
Pual Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְפֻתֶּה :
1. be persuaded, Proverbs 25:15.
2. be deceived, Jeremiah 20:10 be beguiled; by י׳, Ezekiel 14:9.
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

9:27

Exodus

22:15; 22:16

Deuteronomy

11:16; 11:16

Judges

14:15; 14:15; 16:5; 16:5

2 Samuel

3:25; 3:25

1 Kings

22:20; 22:21; 22:22

2 Chronicles

18:19; 18:20; 18:21

Job

5:2; 5:2; 31:9; 31:9; 31:27; 31:27

Psalms

78:36

Proverbs

1:10; 16:29; 20:19; 20:19; 20:19; 24:28; 24:28; 24:28; 25:15

Jeremiah

20:7; 20:7; 20:7; 20:7; 20:10

Ezekiel

14:9; 14:9; 14:9

Hosea

2:15; 2:16; 7:11; 7:11

H6601

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Strong's Number H6601 matches the Hebrew פָּתָה (pāṯâ),
which occurs 28 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:27 - May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:16 - (LXX 22:15) And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:16 - take heed to thyself that thy heart be not [fn]puffed up, and ye transgress, and serve other gods, and worship them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15 - And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5 - And the princes of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Beguile him, and see wherein his great strength is, and wherewith we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him; and we will give thee [fn]each eleven hundred pieces of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:25 - Knowest thou not the mischief of Abenner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all things that thou doest?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20 - And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, [fn]that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one way, and another another way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:21 - And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22 - And the Lord said to him, Whereby? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt deceive him, yea, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:19 - And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, that he may go up, and fall in Ramoth Galaad? And one spoke this way, and another spoke that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:20 - And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, Whereby?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:21 - And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:9 - If my heart has gone forth after another man's wife, and if I laid wait at her doors;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - and if my heart was secretly deceived, and if I have laid my hand upon my mouth and kissed it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - (LXX 77:36) Yet they loved him only with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:10 - My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A transgressor tries to ensnare friends, and leads them in ways that are not good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Be not a false witness against thy fellow citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:15 - In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:7 - Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I have been deceived: thou hast been strong, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock, I am continually mocked every day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10 - For I have heard the reproach of many gathering round, saying, Conspire ye, and let us conspire together against him, even all his friends: watch his intentions, if perhaps he shall be deceived, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall be avenged on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:9 - And if a prophet should cause to err and should speak, I the Lord have caused that prophet to err, and will stretch out my hand upon him, and will utterly destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:14 - (LXX 2:16) Therefore, behold, I will cause her to err, and will make her as desolate, and will speak comfortably to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11 - And Ephraim was as a silly dove, not having a heart: he called to Egypt, and they went to the Assyrians.
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