Words the Bible translates as open
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 14 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- anoigōἀνοίγωto open: to make something shut or closed accessible, whether a door, the mouth, the eyes, or the heavens
- pataḥפָּתַחto open, loosen, or release: to move something closed or bound into an open state
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- to engrave or carve: to cut characters or images into a hard surface
- baqaבָּקַעto split something open by force: to cleave, breach, or burst it apart
- dianoigōδιανοίγωto open all the way: to take something firmly shut and lay it open, so that what was closed off can now be entered, seen, or understood
- schizōσχίζωto tear or split something apart, breaking a whole thing into pieces.
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- to be split into opposing groups, divided in opinion.
- paqaḥפָּקַחto open the eyes (or ears): to bring the faculty of perception into action, whether by waking, granting sight, or turning one's gaze toward someone
- patsahפָּצָהto open the mouth wide: to part the lips or gape open
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- to rescue: to snatch or pry someone free from danger
- karahכָּרָהto dig out: to hollow a cavity by removing earth or rock, most often a well, a grave, or a pit
- patarפָּטַרto let go: to release a person from a duty, let something out that was held back, or break free of a grip
- pa'arפָּעַרto opennot studied yet
- pasaqפָּשַׂקto opennot studied yet
- petaḥפְּתַחto opennot studied yet
- shatamשָׁתַםto opennot studied yet
- ephphathaἐφφαθάopen!not studied yet
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