פְּתַי
pᵉthay · peth-ah'-ee
open, i.e. (as noun) width
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H6601 (פָּתָה);
open, i.e. (as noun) width
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: breadth.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works
To speak, the word of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פְּתַי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms