Strong's Lexicon

H6491

H6491 — פָּקַח

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewpaqachverbOccurrences: 21TWOT: 1803

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6491
Word:פָּקַח
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:21
Transliteration:paqach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:paw-kakh'
Meaning:1. to open (the senses, especially the eyes) 2. (figuratively) to be observant
KJV Renderings:open.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6743

פָּקַח verb open eyes and (once) ears (Late Hebrew id., open (and remove) rubbish heap, followed by עַל look to, attend to; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4289] blossom, II. open eyes; Jewish-Aramaic פְּקַח open eyes, etc.; Syriac [untranscribed source text 4290] blossom; —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ פ Job 27:19 2 masculine singular פָּקַחְתָּ Job 14:3 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּפְקַח Gen 21:19 +; 1 singular אֶפְקַח Zech 12:4 Imperative masculine singular פְּקַח 2Kgs 6:17 +, so Dan 9:18 Qr ( Kt פקחה); Infinitive absolute פָּקוֺחַ Isa 42:20 construct לִפְקֹחַ Isa 42:7 Participle active פֹּקֵחַ Ps 146:8 passive feminine plural פְּקֻחוֺת Jer 32:19
1. open eyes:
a. one's own 2Kgs 4:35; Job 27:19; Prov 20:13 ; 2Kgs 19:16 = Isa 37:17; Dan 9:18 + עַל Jer 32:19 ; Zech 12:4; Job 14:3.
b. eyes of others Gen 21:19; 2Kgs 6:17 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:20 (twice in verse); Isa 42:7; Ps 146:8 — for details see עַיִן 1.j.
2. open ears = hear Isa 42:20 (without understanding; figurative of Israel).
Niph`al Perfect 3 plural consecutive וְנִפְקְחוּ Gen 3:5 Imperfect 3 feminine plural תִּפָּקַחְנָה Isa 35:5 , ׳ וַתּ Gen 3:7 — be opened, of eyes; figurative, so as to know good and evil Gen 3:5; Gen 3:7 opposed to blindness (figurative) Isa 35:5 .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

↑ Top