H6601B

פָּתָה

pa.tahH:V

to entice

1) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive 1a2) to be enticed, be deceived 1b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible 1c) (Piel) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to persuade, seduce 1c2) to deceive 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be persuaded 1d2) to be deceived

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[פָּתָה] verb be spacious, wide, open (Aramaic פְּתָא be spacious, be spacious, abundant; compare Arabic , be youthful, in prime of life, young man, one in prime of life (development of various meanings from √ not wholly clear, compare Nö^{ZMG xi (1886), 735})); —

Qal Participle פֹּתֶה Prov 20:19 possibly one open as to lips, but see פָּתָה denominative below Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular jussive ׳יַפְתְּ א לְיֶפֶת Gen 9:27 may God make wide for Japhet (give him an extensive inheritance). — Perfect possibly Prov 24:28 (reading וְהִפְתִּיתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ, make wide with (open wide) thy lips, for ᵑ0 ׳יַהֲפִתִּיתָ בִּשׂ, so SS; but compare פָּתָה denominative Pi`el).

[פָּתָה] verb denominative be simple (Late Hebrew Pi`el entice); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְתֶּה Deut 11:16 וַיִּפְתְּ Job 31:27 Participleפֹּתֶה Job 5:2; Prov 20:19 feminine פּוֺתָה Hos 7:11 —

1. be open-minded (?),simple Job 5:2 יוֺנָה פוֺתָה Hos 7:11 silly dove; פֹּתֶה שְׂפָתָיו Prov 20:19 one foolish as to his lips (most, openeth wide his lips).

2. be enticed, deceived Deut 11:16; Job 31:27. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נַפְתָּה Job 31:9 Imperfect 1 singular וָאֶפָּת Jer 20:7 — be deceived Jer 20:7 rather be persuaded, persuade; with עַל enticed unto Job 31:9. Piel Perfect 2 masculine singular פִּתִּיתָ Prov 24:28 suffixפִּתִּיתַנִי Jer 20:7 1 singular פִּתֵּיתִי Ezek 14:9 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְפַתֶּה Exod 22:15 +, etc.; Imperative פַּתִּי Judg 14:15; Judg 16:5 Infinitive construct suffix פַּתֹתְךָ 2Sam 3:25 Participle suffix מְפַתֶּיהָ (Ges^{«GKC:93»§ 93} 88) Hos 2:15 —

1. persuade, woman Hos 2:16 (figurative,׳י subject), seduce, virgin Exod 22:16 entice, husband Judg 14:15; Judg 16:5 a man to sin Prov 1:10; Prov 16:29.

2. deceive, 2Sam 3:25; Prov 24:28 (yet compare√Hiph`il above); subject׳י, object prophet, Jer 20:7; Ezek 14:9, compare 1Kgs 22:20; 1Kgs 22:21; 1Kgs 22:22 = 2Chr 18:19; 2Chr 18:20; 2Chr 18:21 object׳י, Ps 78:36. Paul Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְפֻתֶּה:

1. be persuaded, Prov 25:15.

2. be deceived, Jer 20:10 be beguiled; by ׳י, Ezek 14:9.

פתא (√ of following; ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew פתה (rara)).

21 occurrences

Deuteronomy (1), Judges (2), II Samuel (1), I Kings (3), II Chronicles (3), Job (3), Psalms (1), Proverbs (3), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (1)