פָּתָהpâthâh
פָּתָה: be spacious, wide, open
Pronunciation: paw-thaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6601
Meanings
Qal: see פָּתָה denominative below (Proverbs 20:19)
Hiph`il: (give him an extensive inheritance), (open wide) (Genesis 9:27; Proverbs 24:28)
פָּתָה: be simple
Qal
1. be open-minded (?), simple (Job 5:2; Hosea 7:11; Proverbs 20:19)
2. be enticed, deceived (Deuteronomy 11:16; Job 31:27)
Niph`al: be deceived, enticed (Job 31:9; Jeremiah 20:7; Proverbs 24:28)
1. persuade, seduce, entice (Hosea 2:16; Exodus 22:16; Judges 14:15)
2. deceive (2 Samuel 3:25; Proverbs 24:28; Jeremiah 20:7)
Pu`al
1. be persuaded (Proverbs 25:15)
2. be deceived (Jeremiah 20:10; Ezekiel 14:9)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 28 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 9:27 May God expand the territory of Japheth! May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
- Exodus 22:16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her.
- Deuteronomy 11:16 “But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods.
- Judges 14:15 On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle for us, or we will burn down your father’s house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just to make us poor?”
- Judges 16:5 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”
- 2 Samuel 3:25 You know perfectly well that he came to spy on you and find out everything you’re doing!”
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).