פָּטַרpâṭar

פָּטַר: separate, remove, set free

Pronunciation: paw-tar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6362

Meanings

Qal: i. e. open mouth wide (insultingly) (2 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Samuel 19:10; Proverbs 17:14)

1. remove oneself, specifically escape (1 Samuel 19:10)

2. set free (2 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 9:33; Proverbs 17:14)

פטיר: see פטר 2 (1 Chronicles 9:33)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 19:10 Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night.
  • 1 Kings 6:18 Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers.
  • 1 Kings 6:29 He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
  • 1 Kings 6:32 These double doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors, including the decorations of cherubim and palm trees, were overlaid with gold.
  • 1 Kings 6:35 These doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers—all overlaid evenly with gold.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:33 The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.
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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).