פְּתַח
petach · open
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H6606 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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petach (פְּתַח) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “open”.
To open (Aramaic).
How to say it
pe·tach
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To leave something unshut; to unroll.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- open ×1
- were opened ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Daniel 6:10
And Daniel, when he knew that the writing had been signed, went into his house; and he had windows open in his upper room toward Jerusalem; and three times a day he was kneeling on his knees and praying and giving thanks before his Elah, just as he had been doing before this.
- Daniel 7:10
A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before him; thousands upon thousands were serving him, and myriads upon myriads were standing before him; the court sat, and the books were opened.