H6603 פִּתּוּחַ (pittûwach) pit-too'-akh

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

engraving

Strong's Definition

sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)

Derivation: or פִּתֻּחַ ; passive participle of H6605 (פָּתַח);

KJV Usage: carved (work) (are, en-) grave(-ing, -n).

TWOT Reference: 1855a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) engraving, carving

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פִּתּוּחַ (pit.tu.ach) — engraving. engraving, carving

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פִּתּוּחַ (H6603)

noun m · פתח

Shape

engravings = figures or characters engraved on the surface of a hard object, such as stone or metal, with the help of a sharp tool

EXO 28:11 · EXO 28:21 · EXO 28:36 · EXO 39:6 · EXO 39:14 · EXO 39:30 · 1KI 6:29 · 2CH 2:6 · 2CH 2:13 · PSA 74:6 · ZEC 3:9

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פִּתּוּחַ n.m. engraving base

Bible Occurrences (11)

28:11 28:21 28:36 39:6 39:14 39:30

6:29

2:7 2:14

74:6

3:9

Exodus 28:11

Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount [the stones] in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 28:21

The twelve... stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each......... engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve... tribes.

Exodus 28:36

You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it [as] on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Exodus 39:6

They mounted the onyx... stones in gold filigree settings, engraved... like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

Exodus 39:14

The twelve...... stones corresponded to the names... of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve... tribes.

Exodus 39:30

They also made the plate of the holy crown [of] pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription... on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

1 Kings 6:29

Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

2 Chronicles 2:7

Send me, therefore, a craftsman... skilled in engraving... to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.