פָּתָה

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H6601

Transliteration: pâthâh

Pronunciation: paw-thaw'

Definition: allure

Original: פּתה

Transliteration: pâthâh

Phonetic: paw-thaw'

BDB Definition:

to be spacious, be open, be wide
1. (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide
2. (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade
1. (Qal)
  1. to be open-minded, be simple, be naive
  2. to be enticed, be deceived
2. (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible
3. (Piel)
  1. to persuade, seduce
  2. to deceive
4. (Pual)
  1. to be persuaded
  2. to be deceived

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1853