פָּשַׂק pâsaq — to dispart (the feet or lips), i.e. become licentious

pronounced paw-sak' · Strong's H6589 · 2 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as open.

a primitive root; to dispart (the feet or lips), i.e. become licentious.

pâsaq in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 1×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 1

פֹּשֵׂ֥ק Prov 13:3 Participle (active), masculine singular

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. (KJV)

Pi'el 1×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Wayyiqtol 1

וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י Ezek 16:25 Wayyiqtol, 2nd person feminine singular

Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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