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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 on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7 - Then the eyes of the two of them were opened [that is, their awareness increased], and they knew that they were naked; and they fastened fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19 - Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the [empty] skin with water and gave the boy 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 [again] and stretched himself out on him; and the boy sneezed seven times and he opened his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - Then Elisha prayed and said, “LORD, please, open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the servants eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20 -

When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “LORD, open the eyes of these men, so that they may see.” And the LORD opened their eyes and they saw. Behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16 - “O LORD, bend down Your ear and hear; LORD, open Your eyes and see; hear the [taunting] words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to taunt and defy the living God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:3 -

“You also open Your eyes upon him

And bring 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 will again;

He opens his eyes, and it is gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 -

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;

The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;

The LORD loves the [fn]righteous [the upright in heart].

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 -

Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;

Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5 -

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened

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 Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to taunt and defy the living God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7 -

To open the eyes of the blind,

To bring out prisoners from the dungeon

And those who sit 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, but no one hears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19 - great [are You] in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to reward or repay each one 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 Your eyes and look at our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not presenting our supplications before You because of our own merits and righteousness, but because of Your great mercy and 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 panic and his rider with madness; but I will open My eyes and watch over the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the [opposing] nations with blindness.
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