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pātā פָּתָהAto open wide, Bto entice’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: פָּתָה, פָּתָה

pātā v
A1) to be spacious, be open, be wide
 1a) (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide
 1b) (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
B1) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive
  1a2) to be enticed, be deceived
 1b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible
 1c) (Piel)
 1c) (Piel)
  1c1) to persuade, seduce
  1c2) to deceive
 1d) (Pual)
  1d1) to be persuaded
  1d2) to be deceived

Mentioned in Genesis 9:27 Exodus 22:15 Deuteronomy 11:16 Judges 14:15, 16:5 2 Samuel 3:25 1 Kings 22:20, 22:21, 22:22 Jeremiah 20:10, 20:7 Ezekiel 14:9 Hosea 7:11, 2:16 Psalms 78:36 Proverbs 1:10, 16:29, 24:28, 25:15, 20:19 Job 5:2, 31:9, 31:27 2 Chronicles 18:19, 18:20, 18:21

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