2 Chronicles 29:3:72 Chr.29.3.W7TAB
פָּתַ֛ח
patakh
“he opened”
- Transliteration
- pa-TAKH
- Extended
- paa-TAHkh
- IPA
- /paˈtaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he opened
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TAKH
- sentence
HU va-sha-NA ha-ri-sho-NA le-mal-KHO ba-KHO-desh ha-ri-SHON pa-TAKH et-dal-TOT BET-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-kha-ZE-kem
Exegesis
The main action is carried by the Qal perfect patach {פָּתַח | pāṯaḥ} ‘opened,’ taking the marked object et-daltot {אֶת־דַּלְת֥וֹת | ʾeṯ-daltōṯ} ‘(direct object) doors.’
Root and etymology
consonantsPe–Tav–Chet
“to open”
In context — 2 Chronicles 29:3
He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 29:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 29:3, so the Hebrew word פָּתַ֛ח (patakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.29.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.29.3.W7.S1) and character.