מַפְתֵּחַmaphtêach

key, (opening instrument) (Judges 3:25; 1 Chronicles 9:27; Isaiah 22:22)

Pronunciation: maf-tay'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4668

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 3:25 so they waited. But when the king didn’t come out after a long delay, they became concerned and got a key. And when they opened the doors, they found their master dead on the floor.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:27 They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.
  • Isaiah 22:22 I will give him the key to the house of David—the highest position in the royal court. When he opens doors, no one will be able to close them; when he closes doors, no one will be able to open them.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).