פָּתָה pâthâh — to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy
Translated in the KJV as allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly.
a primitive root; to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude.
pâthâh in each stem
Pi'el
Imperfect (yiqtol) 9Perfect (qatal) 3Imperative 2Infinitive construct 1Wayyiqtol 1Participle (active) 1
But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Qal (Pa'al)
Participle (active) 3Imperfect (yiqtol) 1Wayyiqtol 1
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Pu'al
Imperfect (yiqtol) 3
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
Niph'al
Perfect (qatal) 1Wayyiqtol 1
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
Hiph'il
Jussive 1
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›