Strong's Lexicon

H6612

H6612 — פְּתִי פֶּתִי פְּתָאִי

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

HebrewpthiyadjectiveOccurrences: 19TWOT: 1853a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6612
Word:פְּתִי פֶּתִי פְּתָאִי
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H6601
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:19
Transliteration:pthiy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:peth-ee' (or pethiy {peh'-thee} or pthaeiy {peth-aw-ee'};) adj.
Meaning:1. silly (i.e. seducible)
KJV Renderings:foolish, simple(-icity, one).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6858

פֶּ֫תִי [for פָּתַי Lag BN 52 BaZMG xlii (1888), 353 ; NB 320] adjective simple, possibly as open-minded; — פֶּ֫תִי Prov 9:4 +, פֶּ֑תִי Ps 19:8 +; plural פְּתָאיִם (Ges«GKC:93x»§ 93x) Ps 116:6 + 6 t. Proverbs; פְּתָיִים Ps 119:130 ; Prov 22:3 פְּתָיִם Prov 1:22; Prov 1:32 — simple, as substantive concrete: open to the instruction of wisdom or folly, Prov 9:4; Prov 9:16 believing every word Prov 14:15 lacking עָרְמָה Prov 1:14; Prov 8:5; Prov 19:25 needing בין Ps 119:130 , חכמה Ps 19:8; Prov 21:11 in good sense, שׁמר ׳ פתאים י Ps 116:8 ׳ י preserveth ths simple-minded; but usually tendency to bad sense; פתאים love פתי Prov 1:22 inherit אִוֶּלֶת Prov 14:18, are easily enticed, misled and go back Prov 1:32; Prov 7:7; Prov 9:6; Prov 22:3 = Prov 27:12 they need atonement Ezek 45:20 (|| שׁגה).


BDB6859

[פְּתִי] noun feminine simplicity (i.e.lack of wisdom), דְַמָֿתַי פְּתָיִם תְּאֵהֲבופֶּֿ֑תִי Prov 1:22.


Other Resources

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

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