פֶּ֫תִי

פֶּ֫תִי [for פָּתַי Lag BN 52 Ba^{ZMG xlii (1888), 353}; NB 320] adjective simple, possibly as open-minded; — פֶּ֫תִי Prov 9:4 +, פֶּ֑תִי Ps 19:8 +; plural פְּתָאיִם (Ges^{«GKC:93x»§ 93x}) Ps 116:6 + 6 t. Proverbs; פְּתָיִים Ps 119:130; Prov 22:3 פְּתָיִם Prov 1:22; Prov 1:32 — simple, as substantive concrete: open to the instruction of wisdom or folly, Prov 9:4; Prov 9:16 believing every word Prov 14:15 lacking עָרְמָה Prov 1:14; Prov 8:5; Prov 19:25 needing בין Ps 119:130, חכמה Ps 19:8; Prov 21:11 in good sense, שׁמר ׳פתאים י Ps 116:8 ׳י preserveth ths simple-minded; but usually tendency to bad sense; פתאים love פתי Prov 1:22 inherit אִוֶּלֶת Prov 14:18, are easily enticed, misled and go back Prov 1:32; Prov 7:7; Prov 9:6; Prov 22:3 = Prov 27:12 they need atonement Ezek 45:20 (|| שׁגה).

[פְּתִי] noun feminine simplicity (i.e.lack of wisdom), דְַמָֿתַי פְּתָיִם תְּאֵהֲבופֶּֿ֑תִי Prov 1:22.