Deuteronomy 15:11:10Deut.15.11.W10TAB
פָּ֠תֹחַ
patoakh
“open wide”
- Transliteration
- pa-TO-akh
- Extended
- pah-TOH-akh
- IPA
- /paˈtoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- open wide
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TO-akh
- clause
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
- sentence
KI LO-yekh-DAL ev-YON mi-KE-rev ha-A-retz al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
Exegesis
The pairing of the infinitive absolute pāṭōaḥ {פָּתֹחַ | pāṭōaḥ} ‘opening’ with the imperfect tippəṭaḥ {תִּפְתַּח | tippəṭaḥ} ‘you shall open’ forms an emphatic exhortation.
Root and etymology
p-t-ḥp–t–ḥ
“to open”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor will never cease from the midst of the land ; therefore I command you to open your hand to your brother, to the poor, and to the needy in your land.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 15:11, so the Hebrew word פָּ֠תֹחַ (patoakh) 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 Deut.15.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.11.W10.S1) and character.