Hebrew word · Strong's H6605

פָּתַח

pâthach · paw-thakh' · verb · “to open”

In a sentence

Patach means to open — used of opening doors, eyes, ears, mouths, and even hands. God is the great opener — of wombs, of paths, of his own hand to satisfy desire.

Patach means simply to open: a door, a sealed scroll, the eyes of the blind. The Old Testament gives the verb to God again and again — he is the opener.

The Psalms make a great example: “you open (patach) your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.” Provision, sight, freedom, fruitfulness — God’s people pray and wait for the opening that only he can do.

Strong's reference

Definition: to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Psalms 145:16 “You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.” Isaiah 35:5 “Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.” Genesis 29:31 “When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.