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title: פָּתָה — be simple · The Tanakh dictionary
description: פָּתָה (6601), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 27 times: be simple. BDB 1906: vb. denom. be simple Hiph. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# פָּתָה

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«פָּתָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **be simple** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 27 times · **Key:** 6601 · **BDB:** פָּתָה²

### Glosses

I (2); entice (2); he.will.be.deceived (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

be simple [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6601/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. denom. be simple Hiph. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6601/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. denom. be simple (NH Pi. entice);— Impf. 3 ms. יִפְתֶּה Dt 11:16; וַיִּפְתְּ Jb 31:27; Pt. פֹּתֶה Jb 5:2 Pr 20:19; f. פּוֹתֶה Ho 7:11;— be open-minded(?), simple Jb 5:2; יוֹנָה פוֹתָה Ho 7:11 silly dove; פֹּתֶה שְׂפָתָיו Pr 20:19 one foolish as to his lips (most, openeth wide his lips). be enticed deceived Dt 11:16 Jb 31:27. Pf. 3 ms. נִפְתָּה Jb 31:9; Impf. 1 s. וָאֶפָּת Je 20:7;—be deceived Je 20:7; c. עַל enticed unto Jb 31:9. Pf. 2 ms. פִּתִּיתָ Pr 24:28; sf. פִּתִּיתַנִי Je 20:7; 1 s. פִּתֵּיתִי Ez 14:9; Impf. 3 ms. יְפַתֶּה Ex 22:15 +, etc.; Imv. פַּתִּי Ju 14:15; 16:5; Inf. cstr. sf. פַּתֹּתְךָ 2 S 3:25; Pt. sf. מְפַתֶּיהָ (Ges§ 93 ss) Ho 2:15;— persuade, woman Ho 2:16 (fig., י׳ subj.), seduce, virgin Ex 22:15; entice, husband Ju 14:15; 16:5; a man to sin Pr 1:10; 16:29. deceive, 2 S 3:25 Pr 24:28 (yet cf. √ Hiph. supr.); subj. י׳, obj. proph., Je 20:7; Ez 14:9, cf. 1 K 22:20, 21, 22 = 2 Ch 18:19, 20, 21; obj. י׳, ψ 78:36. Impf. 3 ms. יְפֻתֶּה: be persuaded, Pr 25:15. be deceived, 20:7, 10 be beguiled by י׳, Ez 14:9.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 25 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «פָּתָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6601/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Proverbs 1:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.10/)

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בְּנִ֡י אִם־יְפַתּ֥וּךָ חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃

*Word for word:* my.son my if they will.entice.you sinners do.not be.willing

*JPS 1917:* My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

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[Job 5:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.5.2/)

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כִּֽי־לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה׃

*Word for word:* (dm) (to).a fool it.slays vexation and a.simple.\[person\] it.kills jealousy

*JPS 1917:* For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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