פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת-יָדְךָ
To open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve · a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
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פָּתַח H6605 to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen , begin , plough , carve
יָד H3027 a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
What does פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת-יָדְךָ (pato-ach tifta-ch et yadekha) mean in the Bible?
פָּתַח · יָד is a Hebrew word meaning "You shall surely open wide your hand the emphatic infinitive absolute of extravagant generosity".
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