פתח

See also: פת״ח, פ־ת־ח, and פּתח

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa) and Hebrew פָּתַח.

Verb

פְּתַח • (pəṯaḥ)

to open

Hebrew

Root
פ־ת־ח (p-t-ḥ)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *pataḥ- (“to open”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm) and Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa).

Verb

פָּתַח • (patákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, future יִפְתַּח, passive participle פָּתוּחַ, passive counterpart נִפְתַּח)

(chiefly transitive) to open (something)
היא פתחה את הדלת. ― hí pat'khá ét hadélet. ― She opened the door.

באיזה שעה פותחים מחר? ― b'éize sha'á pot'khím makhár? ― What time do they open tomorrow?

פותחים חקירה. ― pot'khím khakirá. ― An investigation is being opened.

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּתַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לפתוח / לִפְתֹּחַ action noun: פְּתִיחָה passive participle: פָּתוּחַ
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	פָּתַחְתִּי		פָּתַחְנוּ
	second	פָּתַחְתָּ	פָּתַחְתְּ	פְּתַחְתֶּם¹	פְּתַחְתֶּן¹
	third	פָּתַח	פָּתְחָה	פָּתְחוּ
present		פּוֹתֵחַ	פּוֹתַחַת	פּוֹתְחִים	פּוֹתְחוֹת
future	first	אֶפְתַּח		נִפְתַּח
	second	תִּפְתַּח	תִּפְתְּחִי	תִּפְתְּחוּ	תִּפְתַּחְנָה²
	third	יִפְתַּח	תִּפְתַּח	יִפְתְּחוּ	תִּפְתַּחְנָה²
imperative		פְּתַח	פִּתְחִי	פִּתְחוּ	פְּתַחְנָה²
notes		Pronounced פָּתַחְתֶּם and פָּתַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

פִּתֵּחַ • (pitéakh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

defective spelling of פיתח.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒌈 (pītum) and Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ). The name of the vowel point is a calque of Arabic فَتْحَة (fatḥa, “fatha”).

Noun

פֶּתַח • (pétakh, pɛ́ṯaḥ) m (plural indefinite פתחים, singular construct פתח־, plural construct פתחי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

Derived terms

פתח תקווה / פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה (pétakh tikvá)

Noun

פַּתָּח • (patákh, pattɔḥ) m

The Hebrew diacritical mark patach (ִ◌ַ).

Alternative forms

פַּ֫תַח (pátakh, páṯaḥ)

References

H6607 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

ניקוד

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Anagrams

חפת, פ־ת־ח, פת״ח

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