פָּתָה patah

Hebrew word for “to entice” · Strong’s H6601 · used 28 times in 26 verses

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Meaning

1) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade;

Senses in the lexicon

• to entice (25)
• to open wide (3)

How it is translated

Glosses given for patah in context, with how often each is used:

• will deceive 4
• deceived 3
• entice 2
• will he deceive 2
• will be deceived 2
• will seduce 1
• should be deceived 1
• deceive 1
• simple one 1
• has been deceived 1
• gullible 1
• will entice 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Kings 22 (3), 2 Chronicles 18 (3), Job 31 (2), Jeremiah 20 (2), Genesis 9 (1), Exodus 22 (1), Deuteronomy 11 (1), Judges 14 (1), Judges 16 (1), 2 Samuel 3 (1)

Forms

• יפתה 8
• פתי 2
• אפתנו 2
• תפתה 2
• לפתתך 1
• ופתה 1
• נפתה 1
• ויפת 1
• ויפתוהו 1
• יפתוך 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with patah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָכֹל yakhol “be able” 5
• רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 4
• פֶּה peh “lip” 4
• לֵב lev “heart” 4
• רֵעַ rea “neighbor” 3
• רָמוֹת ramot “Ramoth” 2
• נָבִיא navi “prophet” 3
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 4
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 4
• אַחְאָב achav “Ahab” 2
• שֶׁקֶר sheqer “deception” 2
• מָה mah “what?” 3

Key verses

The verses using patah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Deuteronomy 11:16 — Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
• 1 Kings 22:20 — And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
• 1 Kings 22:22 — And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt…
• Job 5:2 — For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
• Job 31:9 — If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
• Proverbs 1:10 — My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
• Proverbs 24:28 — Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
• Jeremiah 20:7 — O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
• Jeremiah 20:10 — For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he…
• Ezekiel 14:9 — And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy…
• Hosea 2:14 — Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
• Hosea 7:11 — Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

See all 26 verses in the Word Atlas

Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.