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Lexicon :: Strong's H6607 - peṯaḥ

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פֶּתַח
Transliteration
peṯaḥ
Pronunciation
peh'-thakh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1854a

Strong’s Definitions

פֶּתַח pethach, peh'-thakh; from H6605; an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way:—door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 163x

The KJV translates Strong's H6607 in the following manner: door (126x), entering (10x), entry (8x), gate (7x), in (7x), entrance (3x), openings (1x), place (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 163x
The KJV translates Strong's H6607 in the following manner: door (126x), entering (10x), entry (8x), gate (7x), in (7x), entrance (3x), openings (1x), place (1x).

  1. opening, doorway, entrance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פֶּתַח pethach, peh'-thakh; from H6605; an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way:—door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.
STRONGS H6607: Abbreviations
פֶּ֫תַח 164 noun masculineEzekiel 8:8 (feminine 2 Samuel 17:9 but We reads אַחַד for אַחַת, and so AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 86) opening, doorway, entrance; — absolute פ׳ Genesis 4:7 +, פָּ֑תַח Genesis 19:11 +, הַפֶּ֫תְחָה Genesis 19:6; construct פֶּתַח Genesis 18:1 +; suffix פִּתְחוֹ Proverbs 17:19, פִּתְחָהּ Ezekiel 40:38; plural פְּתָחִים 1 Kings 7:5; Proverbs 8:3; construct פִּתְחֵי Psalm 24:7 +; suffix פְּתָחָ֑י, Proverbs 8:34, etc.; — door-way of nomad's tent, הָאֹהֶל פ׳ Genesis 18:1, 2, 10(J), Exodus 33:8, 10 (E), Numbers 11:10; Numbers 16:27(JE), Judges 4:20, compare (without הָאֹהֶל) Genesis 4:7 (in figurative), Job 31:9, 34; of sacred tent, הָאֹהָל פ׳ Exodus 33:9, 10; Numbers 12:5(E), Numbers 26:36; Numbers 36:37; Numbers 39:38 (P), Deuteronomy 31:15, usually (P) אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד פ׳ Exodus 29:4 + 6 times Exodus + Exodus 40:6, 29 (מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל מ׳ פ׳), Leviticus 1:3 + 22 times Leviticus; Numbers 3:25 + 11 times Numbers; Joshua 19:51; 1 Samuel 2:22, compare 1 Chronicles 9:21; פ׳ הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exodus 35:15, compare Exodus 40:5, 28 (all P); of court Numbers 3:26 compareNumbers 4:26 and (of temple) Ezekiel 8:7; doorway of (private) house Genesis 19:6, 11 (twice in verse) + 22 times, compare Cant 7:14 [Cant 7:13]; in Proverbs 17:19 Frankenb Toy read פִּיו; for פִּתְחוֹ of temple 1 Kings 6:33; Ezekiel 8:16, so הַבַּית פ׳ Ezekiel 47:1; 2 Chronicles 4:22; הַדְּבִיר פ׳ 1 Kings 6:31, הַצֵּלָע פ׳ 1 Kings 6:8; Ezekiel 41:11 compare Ezekiel 41:11; Ezekiel 41:11; plural 1 Kings 7:5; various doorways in Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 40:13 (twice in verse) + 13 times 40-42 (see also below); doorway of ark Genesis 6:16 (P); of tower Judges 9:52; in wall Ezekiel 8:8; opening (mouth) of cave 1 Kings 19:13; הַשַׁעַר פ׳ opening, i.e. doorway, of gate Ezekiel 40:11; of city שַׁעַר הָעִיר פ׳, i.e. the outer aperture of the gate Joshua 8:29; Joshua 20:4; Judges 9:35, 44; Jeremiah 1:15 (plural), compare Jeremiah 19:2; 1 Kings 22:10 2 Chronicles 18:9; 2 Kings 23:8; Proverbs 1:21; so הַשַּׁעַר פ׳, Judges 9:40; 2 Samuel 10:8; 2 Samuel 11:23; 2 Kings 7:3; 2 Kings 10:8, and (of farm or village) Judges 18:16, 17; so הָעִיר פ׳ 1 Kings 17:20; 1 Chronicles 19:6 (= 2 Samuel 10:8 above), compare Genesis 38:14; plural of city gates themselves (poetry) Isaiah 3:26 (personified), נְדִיבִים פ׳ Isaiah 13:2; עוֹלָם פִּתְחֵי Psalm 24:7; Psalm 24:9 (|| שְׁעָרִים); compare figurative פִּתְחֵי־פִיךָ שְׁמֹרָ Micah 7:5; also פ׳ שַׁעַר בֵּית י׳ Jeremiah 36:10; Ezekiel 8:14; Ezekiel 10:19; compare Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 11:1; Ezekiel 40:4; Ezekiel 46:3, י׳ שׁ׳ פ׳ Jeremiah 26:10; פְּתָחֶיהָ Micah 5:6 of entrances to a country; figurative תִּקְוָה פ׳ Hosea 2:17 doorway of hope.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:7; 4:7; 6:16; 18:1; 18:1; 18:2; 18:10; 19:6; 19:6; 19:11; 19:11; 38:14

Exodus

29:4; 33:8; 33:9; 33:10; 33:10; 35:15; 40:5; 40:6; 40:28; 40:29

Leviticus

1:3

Numbers

3:25; 3:26; 11:10; 12:5; 16:27; 26:36

Deuteronomy

31:15

Joshua

8:29; 19:51; 20:4

Judges

4:20; 9:35; 9:40; 9:44; 9:52; 18:16; 18:17

1 Samuel

2:22

2 Samuel

10:8; 10:8; 11:23; 17:9

1 Kings

6:8; 6:31; 6:33; 7:5; 7:5; 17:20; 19:13; 22:10

2 Kings

7:3; 10:8; 23:8

1 Chronicles

9:21; 19:6

2 Chronicles

4:22; 18:9

Job

31:9; 31:34

Psalms

24:7; 24:7; 24:9

Proverbs

1:21; 8:3; 8:34; 17:19; 17:19

Song of Songs

7:13

Isaiah

3:26; 13:2

Jeremiah

1:15; 19:2; 26:10; 36:10

Ezekiel

8:3; 8:7; 8:8; 8:8; 8:14; 8:16; 10:19; 11:1; 40:4; 40:11; 40:13; 40:38; 41:11; 41:11; 41:11; 46:3; 47:1

Hosea

2:17

Micah

5:6; 7:5

H6607

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6607 matches the Hebrew פֶּתַח (peṯaḥ),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in 'Jdg' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:20 - And he said to her, “Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say, ‘No.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:35 - And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:40 - And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:44 - Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and killed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:52 - And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:16 - Now the 600 men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:17 - And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:26 - And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, until it was light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27 - And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
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