פְּתַחpᵉthach

open

Pronunciation: peth-akh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6606

Meanings

Pe`al: were opened (Daniel 6:11; Daniel 7:10)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Daniel 6:10 But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
  • Daniel 7:10 and a river of fire was pouring out, flowing from his presence. Millions of angels ministered to him; many millions stood to attend him. Then the court began its session, and the books were opened.

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).