פָּתָה
pa.tah
“to open wide”
Definition
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
a primitive root;
- to be spacious, be open, be wide 1a) (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide 1b) (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
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Occurrences
פָּתָה appears 24 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’And one suggested this, and another that.
Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
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The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
so that my heart was secretly enticedand my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
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