• פֵּ˜תַח S 6608 TWOT 1854b GK 7340 n.m. opening, unfolding ;— cstr. פ׳ דְּבָרֶיךָ יָאִיר ψ 119:130 , so Ö and most; > Symm Jer Bae פֶּתַח ( = thy words as a doorway ).

• פִּתְחֹון S 6610 TWOT 1854c GK 7341 n. [ m. ] opening ;— cstr. כִּתְחֹון פֶּה opening of mouth in speech or song Ez 16:63 ; 29:21 .

• [ פְּתִיחָה S 6609 TWOT 1854d GK 7347 n. [ f. ] drawn sword ;— pl. פְּתִחֹות ψ 55:22 ( fig. of words; cf. Ez 21:33 ψ 37:14 ).

• פְּתַחְיַה n.pr.m. 1. priest 1 Ch 24:16 , Εζεκηλ, Φεθεια , etc. 2. Levite Ezr 10:23 Ne 9: 5, Φαθαια, Φεθεια(ς) , etc. 3. Judahite Ne 11:24 , Παθαια, Φαθαια .

• יִפְתָּח S 3316 GK 3652, 3653 n.pr. 1. m. Jephthah , Ιεφθαε ( ^{he [God]} openeth ) — Ju 11:1 ^(×2) + 26 times 11 , 12 , 1 S 12:11 . 2. loc. in the שְׁפֵלָה Jos 15:43 ( P ), A Ö L Ιεφθα .

• יִפְתַּח־אֵל S 3317 GK 3654 n.pr.loc. ( God openeth; cf. Sab. n.pr.m. יפתחאל Hal 148:1 ) ;—in גֵּי יִפ׳ ( Γαιφαηλ, Γαι και Φθαιηλ , A Ö L Γαι (Ι)εφθαηλ ), valley betw. Zebulun and Asher Jos 19:14 , 27 ( P ); prob. near Jêfât ( Jotapata ), and perhaps upper part of Wady ˓Abellîn , v. Buhl ^Geogr. 109, 223 .

• [ מִפְתָּה ^] n. [ m. ] opening, utterance ;— cstr. מִפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי Pr 8:6
i.e. that with which my lips open.

• מַפְתֵּחַ S 4668 TWOT 1854f GK 5158 n.m. key ( opening instrument ) ^;—מ׳ abs. Ju 3:25 1 Ch 9:2 7; cstr. Is 22:22 ( fig. ).

• נֶפְתֹּוחַ S 5318 GK 5886 n.pr.loc. Μαφθω, Ναφθω , in מֵי נ׳ Jos 15:9 18:15
( P ), on border of Judah and Benj.; usually identif. with spring Liftâ , near Jerus. to

the NW., v. Buhl ^{Geogr. 101}. נַפְתֻּחִים v. p. 661.

Hal J. Halévy.