Strong's Lexicon poth: Opening, entrance Original Word: פֹּת Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּתָה (pathah), which means "to open" or "to be spacious." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is θύρα (thura), Strong's Greek #2374, which also means "door" or "entrance." Usage: The Hebrew word "poth" refers to an opening or entrance, often used in the context of a doorway or a gate. It signifies a point of access or entry, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. In the Biblical context, it can denote the physical entrance to a structure or a symbolic opening to new opportunities or experiences. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, doorways and entrances held significant importance. They were not only practical architectural features but also carried symbolic meanings. The entrance to a home or city was a place of transition, where one moved from the outside world into a protected or sacred space. Entrances were often places of greeting, negotiation, and decision-making. In a spiritual sense, openings could represent new beginnings or divine opportunities. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition perhaps a hinge NASB Translation foreheads (1), hinges (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מֹּת] noun [feminine] plural הַמֹּתוֺת לְדַלְתוֺת הַבַּיִת 1 Kings 7:50 i.e. probably the sockets above and below, in which the door-pivots turned (performing office of modern hinges); singular suffix מֳּתְהֵן Isaiah 3:17 (Ges§ 91f), probably, si vera lectio, their secret parts, cardo femina (so Thes and most); but read perhaps חֶרְמַּתְהֵן BachmSK. 1894, 650 Kit (in Di) Marti; > מִּאַתְהֵן StaZAW vi (1886), 336, compare ᵑ9 Di. מְּתָאיִם see I. מֶּ֫תִי below I. פתה. below מִּתְאֹם see מֶּתַע. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hinge, secret participle Or pothah (Ezek. 13:19) {po-thaw'}; from an unused root meaning to open; a hole, i.e. Hinge or the female pudenda -- hinge, secret participle Forms and Transliterations וְהַפֹּת֡וֹת והפתות פָּתְהֵ֥ן פתהן pā·ṯə·hên pateHen pāṯəhên vehappoTot wə·hap·pō·ṯō·wṯ wəhappōṯōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 7:50 HEB: זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וְהַפֹּת֡וֹת לְדַלְתוֹת֩ הַבַּ֨יִת NAS: gold; and the hinges both for the doors KJV: gold; and the hinges [of] gold, INT: gold of pure and the hinges the doors house Isaiah 3:17 2 Occurrences |
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