פָּתָה (pâthâh) — Allure
Hebrew word study: פָּתָה (pâthâh), Strong's H6601. to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sini
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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
KJV translation words: allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
Strong's H6601 is tagged on 28 words in 26 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 9:27 and last appears in Hosea 7:11.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 26)
- Genesis 9:27 — יַפְתְּ — may he make spacious
- Exodus 22:16 — יְפַתֶּה — he will seduce
- Deuteronomy 11:16 — יִפְתֶּה — it should be deceived
- Judges 14:15 — פַּתִּי — entice
- Judges 16:5 — פַּתִּי — entice
- 2 Samuel 3:25 — לְפַתֹּתְךָ — to deceive you
- 1 Kings 22:20 — יְפַתֶּה — will he deceive
- 1 Kings 22:21 — אֲפַתֶּנּוּ — I will deceive him
- 1 Kings 22:22 — תְּפַתֶּה — you will deceive
- 2 Chronicles 18:19 — יְפַתֶּה — will he deceive
- 2 Chronicles 18:20 — אֲפַתֶּנּוּ — I will deceive him
- 2 Chronicles 18:21 — תְּפַתֶּה — you will deceive
- Job 5:2 — וּפֹתֶה — and a simple one
- Job 31:9 — נִפְתָּה — it has been deceived
- Job 31:27 — וַיִּפְתְּ — and it was gullible
- Psalms 78:36 — וַיְפַתּוּהוּ — and they deceived him
- Proverbs 1:10 — יְפַתּוּךָ — they will entice you
- Proverbs 16:29 — יְפַתֶּה — he deceives
- Proverbs 20:19 — וּלְפֹתֶה — and to one who opens
- Proverbs 24:28 — וַהֲפִתִּיתָ — and ¿ will you deceive
- Proverbs 25:15 — יְפֻתֶּה — he will be persuaded
- Jeremiah 20:7 — פִּתִּיתַנִי — you deceived me
- Jeremiah 20:10 — יְפֻתֶּה — he will be deceived
- Ezekiel 14:9 — יְפֻתֶּה — he will be deceived
- Hosea 2:14 — מְפַתֶּיהָ — am about to persuade her
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3315 יֶפֶת (Yepheth), H6602 פְּתוּאֵל (Pᵉthûwʼêl), H6612 פְּתִי (pᵉthîy), H6613 פְּתַי (pᵉthay).
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What does pâthâh (H6601) mean?
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.
How is H6601 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6601 as: allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one)..
How often does פָּתָה (pâthâh) appear?
Strong's H6601 is tagged on 28 words in 26 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 9:27 and last appears in Hosea 7:11.
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