13:17 (×2), אֲרֻבֹּות הַשָּׁמַיִם (by י׳ sendig rain) Gn 8:6 ( J ), Mal 3:10 ; city Je 13:19 , עִיר פְּתוּחָה Jos 8:17 (JE); abs. פ׳ וְלֹא סגר Is 22:22 (×2);— 14:17 is dubious, Gr Perles Anal. 28. 42 Kit (in Di ) read בֵּית־הַכֶּלֶא לַאֲסִירָיו לֹא־פ׳ ; > Bu Che Marti לִבֵיתֹו אֲסִירָיו לֹא פִּתַּח אִישׁ ; storehouse, armoury Gn 41:56 Je 50:25 (of י׳ ), Je 50:26 (for destruction), fig. of sky, for rain Dt 28:12 ( c. ל
pers. ; of י׳ ), cf. open בָּ˜ר , expose for sale, Am 8:5 ; open womb, i.e. grant offspring Gn 29:31 ; 30:22 ( J ); open mouth ( פֶּה ) to cry, speak Ez 21:27 Jb 3:1 Dn 10:16 , hence = speak Is 53:7 (×2) Jb 33:2 ψ 39:10 ; 78:2 ( בְּמָשָׁל ), 109:2 ( c. עַל
pers. ), Pr 24:7 ; 31:8 ( c. ל pers .), v 9, 26 ( בְּחָכְמָה ); ψ 49:5 either utter, declare, propound riddle, or open up, expound; have power of speech ψ 38:14 ; of י׳ giving power of (prophetic) speech Ez 3:27 ; 33:22 , giving speech to ass Nu 22:28 ( J ); open mouth, to eat Ez 3:2 , of earth, to swallow up, Nu 16:32 ; 26:10 , cf. ( פֶּה om.) ψ 106:17 ; open lips, to speak Jb 11:5 ( c. עִם pers .), 32:30 ( Gi v 2 1); of י׳ opening msn’d lips ψ 51:17 , man’s ear Is 50:5 (Assyrian uznâ puttû ); of eyes only pt. pass ., c.
אֶל 1 K 8:29 = 2 Ch 6:2 0, 1 K 8:52 Ne 1: 6, c. לְ 2 Ch 6:40 (by zeugma), 7:15 (all of
י׳
’s favour);
open
hand, in giving
Dt 15:8
,
11
(
c.
ל
pers
.,
+ inf. abs
.), of
י׳
ψ 104:28
;
145:16
; book
Ne 8:5
(×2), letter
6:5
;
open
river (channel)
Is 41:18
(of
י׳
), rock, letting out water,
ψ 105:41
(
id.
);
open
sword,
=
draw it
Ez 21:33
ψ 37:14
;; of root
שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵי־מָ˜יִם
Jb 29:1
9, i.e. with no obstacle intervening.—
תִּפְתַּח אֶרֶץ
Is 45:8
is
dub.
; verb not elsewhere
intrans.
;
Du Che
Hpt. Marti
proposes
רַחְמָהּ
as
obj.
;
Gr Kit
(in
Di
) read
תִּפָּתַח
.
Niph.
Pf.
3
ms.
נִפְתַּח
Is 5:2
7, etc.;
Impf.
3
ms.
יִפָּתָח
Ez 24:2
7,
יִפָּתֵ˜חַ
44:2
+, etc.;
Inf. cstr.
הִפָּתֵחַ
Is 51:1
4;
Pt.
נִפְתָּח
Zc 13:
1;—
be opened
, of girdle
Is 5:27
(i.e. loosened),
cf.
of captive
51:14
, and, of calamity,
Je 1:14
be let loose
(
c.
עַל
pers.
); gates
Na 2:7
;
3:13
(of land,
thrown open
to (
ל
) enemy),
Ez 44:2
;
46:1
(×2) Ne 7:3
; impers. of man shut in by God
Jb 12:14
; of windows of heaven
Gn 7:11
(
P
),
cf.
Is 24:13
(of future destruction); the heavens themselves
Ez 1:1
(for visions); fountain
Zc 13:1
; wine(-skin,
c.
neg.)
Jb 32:19
; mouth, in speech
Ez 24:27
;
33:22
; ears
Is 35:5
.
Pi.
Pf.
3
ms.
פִּתַּח
Jb 30:11
+,
פִּתֵּ˜חַ
12:18
+, etc.;
Impf.
3
ms.
יְפַתַּח
Is 28:24
,
1
s.
אֲפַתֵּחַ
Is 45:
1, etc.;
Inf. abs.
פַּתֵּחַ
Is 58:
6;
cstr.
,
id.
ψ 102:21
;
Pt.
מְפַתֵּ˜חַ
1 K 20:1
1;—
loose:
1.
free
, i.e. ungird, camels
Gn 24:32
(
J
): loins of kings
Is 45:1
(i.e. disarm them);
set free
,
c.
sf. pers.
ψ 105:20
,
Je 40:4
(
c.
מִן
);
c.
acc.
בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה
ψ 102:21
.
2.
loosen
(and remove) sack-cloth
Is 20:2
(
c.
מֵעַל
),
ψ 30:12
; armour
1 K 20:11
(
obj.
om.;
opp.
חָגַר
); bonds
Jb 12:18
ψ 116:16
,
cf.
Is 58:6 Jb 39:5
; cord
30:11
;
38:31
;
loosen
ground
Is 28:24
(in tillage);
cf.
Vogelst
Landwirthschaft
33, Assyrian
puttû
).
3.
open
gates
Is 60:11
, doors
Jb 41:6
(
fig.
of crocodile’s jaws); ear
Vogelst H. Vogelstein, Landwirthschaft in Palästina zur Zeit der Minâh .