H6491
פָּקַח
to open
1) to open (the eyes) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to open (the eyes) 1a2) to open (the ears) 1b) (Niphal) to be opened
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
פָּקַח verb open eyes and (once) ears (Late Hebrew id., open (and remove) rubbish heap, followed by עַל look to, attend to; Arabic blossom, II. open eyes; Jewish-Aramaic פְּקַח open eyes, etc.; Syriac blossom; —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳פ Job 27:19 2 masculine singular פָּקַחְתָּ Job 14:3 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּפְקַח Gen 21:19 +; 1 singular אֶפְקַח Zech 12:4 Imperative masculine singular פְּקַח 2Kgs 6:17 +, so Dan 9:18 Qr (Kt פקחה); Infinitive absolute פָּקוֺחַ Isa 42:20 construct לִפְקֹחַ vIsa 42:7 Participle active פֹּקֵחַ Ps 146:8 passive feminine plural פְּקֻחוֺת Jer 32:19 —
1. open eyes:
a. one's own 2Kgs 4:35; Job 27:19; Prov 20:13; 2Kgs 19:16 = Isa 37:17; Dan 9:18 + עַל Jer 32:19; Zech 12:4; Job 14:3.
b. eyes of others Gen 21:19; 2Kgs 6:17 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:20 (twice in verse); Isa 42:7; Ps 146:8 — for details see עַיִן
a. one's own 2Kgs 4:35; Job 27:19; Prov 20:13; 2Kgs 19:16 = Isa 37:17; Dan 9:18 + עַל Jer 32:19; Zech 12:4; Job 14:3.
b. eyes of others Gen 21:19; 2Kgs 6:17 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:20 (twice in verse); Isa 42:7; Ps 146:8 — for details see עַיִן
1 j. 2. open ears = hear Isa 42:20 (without understanding; figurative of Israel). Niph`al Perfect 3 plural consecutive וְנִפְקְחוּ Gen 3:5 Imperfect 3 feminine plural תִּפָּקַחְנָה Isa 35:5, ׳וַתּ Gen 3:7 — be opened, of eyes; figurative, so as to know good and evil Gen 3:5; Gen 3:7 opposed to blindness (figurative) Isa 35:5.
18 occurrences
Genesis (3), II Kings (4), Job (2), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (1), Daniel (1), Zechariah (1)