Strong's 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
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
TWOT Reference: 1853
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פָּתָה (pa.tah) — to open wide. 1) to be spacious, be open, be wide 1a) (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide 1b) (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
פָּתָה (pa.tah) — to entice. 1) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive 1a2) to be enticed, be deceived 1b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible 1c) (Piel) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to persuade, seduce 1c2) to deceive 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be persuaded 1d2) to be deceived
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · פֶּתִי · פְּתַיּוּת
Foolish | verb qal | ≈ אֱוִיל · אֵין לֵב
to be simple, to be naive, to be gullible, to be silly = state in which humans are easily influenced by other people, ideas or their own passions ◄ because of their lack of wisdom and experience
Wish | verb qal, verb pi, verb nif, verb pu'al | ≈ כזב
to lure, to allure, to entice, to coax, to persuade, to seduce, to flatter, to trick, to deceive = causative action by which humans or deities provoke in (other) humans the will or desire to do something
EXO 22:15 · DEU 11:16 · JDG 14:15 · JDG 16:5 · 2SA 3:25 · 1KI 22:20 · 1KI 22:21 · 1KI 22:22 · 2CH 18:19 · 2CH 18:20 · 2CH 18:21 · JOB 31:9 · JOB 31:27 · PSA 78:36 · PRO 1:10 · PRO 16:29 · PRO 24:28 · PRO 25:15 · JER 20:7 · JER 20:7 · JER 20:10 · EZK 14:9 · EZK 14:9 · HOS 2:16
verb · יֶפֶת · פְּתוּאֵל
Large | verb hif
to enlarge (someone's) territory = causative action by which deities enlarge the space or territory allotted to humans
Open | verb qal
Collocation: פתה שְׂפָתַיִם
to chatter, to talk too much literally: to enlarge one's lips; hence: to open one's mouth wide; hence: = action by which humans speak much ≈ which is invariably associated with a lack of wisdom
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[פָּתָה] vb. be spacious, wide, open Qal poss. one open as to lips
Hiph. may God make wide for Japhet (give him an extensive inheritance)
base
[פָּתָה] vb. denom. be simple Qal be open-minded (?), simple
be enticed, deceived
Niph. be deceived
Pielpersuade, woman, seduce, virgin; entice, husband; a man to sin
deceive
Pual be persuaded
be deceived
base