Strong's Hebrew · H6605

H6605 pâthach

פָּתַח

paw-thakh'

to open

pâthach appears 144 times in Scripture, including Genesis 7:11 and Zechariah 13:1. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

In the King James Version

appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 144 times in Scripture

Genesis 29:31

“When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.”

Genesis 24:32

“So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.”

Zechariah 13:1

““On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.”

Genesis 42:27

“At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.”

Genesis 43:21

“But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.”

Genesis 7:11

“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.”

Genesis 8:6

“After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark”

Genesis 41:56

“When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.”

Genesis 30:22

“Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,”

Genesis 44:11

“So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.”

How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.

Ask Doxa about pâthach

Study pâthach in the Doxa app

The Doxa app has Word study for the Hebrew and Greek words of Scripture, pâthach included. Keep a note on any verse and it shows beside that verse each time you read it again.

Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

DoxaDoxa

God's encouragement is not only for the moment you first receive it. It's for the whole journey.

Strong's concordance glosses from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0). Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain.

© 2026 The Doxa Way Ltd

DoxaDoxa