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Lexicon :: Strong's H6491 - pāqaḥ

Aa
פָּקַח
Transliteration
pāqaḥ
Pronunciation
paw-kakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1803

Strong’s Definitions

פָּקַח pâqach, paw-kakh'; a primitive root; to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant:—open.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H6491 in the following manner: open (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H6491 in the following manner: open (20x).

  1. to open (the eyes)

    1. (Qal)

      1. to open (the eyes)

      2. to open (the ears)

    2. (Niphal) to be opened

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּקַח pâqach, paw-kakh'; a primitive root; to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant:—open.
STRONGS H6491: Abbreviations
† פָּקַח verb open eyes and (once) ears (Late Hebrew id., open (and remove) rubbish heap, followed by עַל look to, attend to; Arabic bdb082403 blossom, II. open eyes; Jewish-Aramaic פְּקַח open eyes, etc.; Syriac bdb082404 blossom; —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פ׳ Job 27:19; 2nd person masculine singular פָּקַחְתָּ Job 14:3; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּפְקַח Genesis 21:19 +; 1st person singular אֶפְקַח Zechariah 12:4; Imperative masculine singular פְּקַח 2 Kings 6:17 +, so Daniel 9:18 Qr (Kt פקחה); Infinitive absolute פְּקַח Isaiah 42:20; construct לִפְקֹחַ Isaiah 42:7; Participle active פֹּקֵחַ Psalm 146:8; passive feminine plural פְּקֻחוֹת Jeremiah 32:19; —
1. open eyes:
a. one's own 2 Kings 4:35; Job 27:19; Proverbs 20:13; 2 Kings 19:16 = Isaiah 37:17; Daniel 9:18; + עַל Jeremiah 32:19; Zechariah 12:4; Job 14:3.
b. eyes of others Genesis 21:19; 2 Kings 6:17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 6:20 (twice in verse); Isaiah 42:7; Psalm 146:8; — for details see עַיִן 1j.
2. open ears = hear Isaiah 42:20 (without understanding; figurative of Israel).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person plural consecutive וְנִפְקְחוּ Genesis 3:5; Imperfect 3rd person feminine plural תִּפָּקַחְנָה Isaiah 35:5, וַתּ׳ Genesis 3:7; — be opened, of eyes; figurative, so as to know good and evil Genesis 3:5, 7; opposed to blindness (figurative) Isaiah 35:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:5; 3:5; 3:7; 3:7; 21:19; 21:19

2 Kings

4:35; 6:17; 6:17; 6:20; 19:16

Job

14:3; 14:3; 27:19; 27:19

Psalms

146:8; 146:8

Proverbs

20:13

Isaiah

35:5; 35:5; 37:17; 42:7; 42:7; 42:20; 42:20

Jeremiah

32:19; 32:19

Daniel

9:18; 9:18

Zechariah

12:4; 12:4

H6491

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6491 matches the Hebrew פָּקַח (pāqaḥ),
which occurs 21 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5 - For God sees that on the day when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, having knowledge of good and evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7 - And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:19 - Then God made her eyes open, and she saw a water-spring, and she got water in the skin and gave the boy a drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:35 - Then he came back, and after walking once through the house and back, he went up, stretching himself out on the child seven times; and the child's eyes became open.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20 - And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:16 - Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord, and let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see; take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:3 - Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:19 - He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 - The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:13 - Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5 - Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:17 - Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7 - To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:20 - Seeing much, but keeping nothing in mind; his ears are open, but there is no hearing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:19 - Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18 - O my God, let your ear be turned and give hearing; let your eyes be open and see how we have been made waste and the town which is named by your name: for we are not offering our prayers before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:4 - In that day, says the Lord, I will put fear into every horse and make every horseman go off his head: and my eyes will be open on the people of Judah, and I will make every horse of the peoples blind.
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