What does פָּטַר · ὕδωρ mean in the Bible?
פָּטַר · ὕδωρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "releasing water through a breach".
Hebrew · H6362, G5204
פָּטַר מַיִם
To cleave or burst through , i.e. (causatively) to emit , whether literal or figurative (gape) · water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
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פָּטַר H6362 to cleave or burst through , i.e. (causatively) to emit , whether literal or figurative (gape)
ὕδωρ G5204 water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
Pronunciation hýdōr
Water represents spiritual cleansing, divine truth, and life-giving grace in NT theological usage.
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What does פָּטַר מַיִם (patar mayim) mean in the Bible?
פָּטַר · ὕδωρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "releasing water through a breach".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6362, G5204?
H6362, G5204 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. releasing water through a breach
Source Gloss
releasing water through a breach
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle passive 1Chr 9:33 1×
Perfect 2Chr 23:8 1×
Participle active Prov 17:14 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Ps 22:8 1×
Word Origins
פָּטַר מַיִם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain