What does פָּתָה · πλανάω mean in the Bible?
פָּתָה · πλανάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to persuade, seduce, lure".
Hebrew · H6601, G4105
פָּתָה
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 · to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)
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פָּתָה H6601 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
Pronunciation pathah
Opens the mind toward vulnerability: either innocent simplicity or malicious deception through persuasion.
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πλανάω G4105 to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)
Pronunciation planáō
To be led astray from truth or virtue, especially through deception or spiritual error.
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What does פָּתָה (pathah) mean in the Bible?
פָּתָה · πλανάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to persuade, seduce, lure".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6601, G4105?
H6601, G4105 is connected to 28 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to persuade, seduce, lure
Source Gloss
to persuade, seduce, lure
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 5 Aligned forms 16
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 9×
Imperfect 1Kgs 22:20 · 2Chr 18:19 · Exod 22:15 · Prov 16:29 · 1Kgs 22:22 · 2Chr 18:21 6×
Sequential imperfect Judg 14:15 · Judg 16:5 2×
Perfect Ezek 14:9 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 3×
Imperfect Ezek 14:9 · Jer 20:10 · Prov 25:15 3×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Imperfect Deut 11:16 1×
Participle active Hos 7:11 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Jussive Gen 9:27 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Job 31:9 1×
Word Origins
פָּתָה 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