Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Read in context →And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
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pâthach · paw-thakh'
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Strong's 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.
Strong's first: Exodus 21:33Strong's last: Malachi 3:10
Open full H6605 profile →anoígō · an-oy'-go
to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications)
Strong's KJV usage: :--open.
Strong's first: Matthew 13:35Strong's last: Revelation 10:8
Open full G455 profile →pânîym · paw-neem'
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Strong's KJV usage: accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.
Strong's first: Genesis 1:20Strong's last: Ezekiel 39:5
Open full H6440 profile →pâqach · paw-kakh'
to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant
Strong's KJV usage: open.
Strong's first: 2 Kings 6:17Strong's last: Zechariah 12:4
Open full H6491 profile →gâlâh · gaw-law'
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
Strong's KJV usage: advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.
Strong's first: Numbers 24:4Strong's last: Jeremiah 32:14
Open full H1540 profile →pâṭar · paw-tar'
to cleave or burst through, i.e. (causatively) to emit, whether literal or figurative (gape)
Strong's KJV usage: dismiss, free, let (shoot) out, slip away.
Strong's first: 1 Kings 6:18Strong's last: 1 Kings 6:35
Open full H6362 profile →pâtsâh · paw-tsaw'
to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)
Strong's KJV usage: deliver, gape, open, rid, utter.
Strong's first: Numbers 16:30Strong's last: Ezekiel 2:8
Open full H6475 profile →shâtham · shaw-tham'
to unveil (figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: be open.
Strong's first: Numbers 24:3Strong's last: Numbers 24:15
Open full H8365 profile →ágō · ag'-o
properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
Strong's KJV usage: :--be, bring (forth), carry, (let) go, keep, lead away, be open.
Strong's first: Acts 19:38Strong's last: Acts 19:38
Open full G71 profile →anakalýptō · an-ak-al-oop'-to
to unveil
Strong's KJV usage: :--open, (un-)taken away.
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 3:18Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 3:18
Open full G343 profile →ánoixis · an'-oix-is
opening (throat)
Strong's KJV usage: :--X open.
Strong's first: Ephesians 6:19Strong's last: Ephesians 6:19
Open full G457 profile →mâqôwm · maw-kome'
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Strong's KJV usage: country, × home, × open, place, room, space, × whither(-soever).
Strong's first: Job 34:26Strong's last: Job 34:26
Open full H4725 profile →ʻayin · ah'-yin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Strong's KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, ( well), × me, open(-ly), (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).
Strong's first: Genesis 38:14Strong's last: Genesis 38:14
Open full H5869 profile →peṭer · peh'-ter
a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix)
Strong's KJV usage: firstling, openeth, such as open.
Strong's first: Numbers 8:16Strong's last: Numbers 8:16
Open full H6363 profile →pârats · paw-rats'
to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
Strong's KJV usage: × abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 3:1Strong's last: 1 Samuel 3:1
Open full H6555 profile →pâras · paw-ras'
to break apart, disperse, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
Strong's first: Proverbs 13:16Strong's last: Proverbs 13:16
Open full H6566 profile →pᵉthach · peth-akh'
to open
Strong's KJV usage: open.
Strong's first: Daniel 6:10Strong's last: Daniel 6:10
Open full H6606 profile →pithchôwn · pith-khone'
opening (the act)
Strong's KJV usage: open(-ing).
Strong's first: Ezekiel 16:63Strong's last: Ezekiel 16:63
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Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
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OPEN, a o'pn.
1. Unclosed; not shut; as, the gate is open; an open door or window; an open book; open eyes.
2. Spread; expanded. He received his son with open arms.
3. Unsealed; as an open letter.
4. Not shut or fast; as an open hand.
5. Not covered; as the open air; an open vessel.
6. Not covered with trees; clear; as an open country or field.
7. Not stopped; as an open bottle.
8. Not fenced or obstructed; as an open road.
9. Not frosty; warmer than usual; not freezing severely; as an open winter.
An open and warm winter portendeth a hot and dry summer.
Johnson interprets open in this passage, by not cloudy, not gloomy. I think the definition wrong. In America, an open winter is one in which the earth is not bound with frost and covered with snow.
10. Public; before a court and its suitors. His testimony was given in open court.
11. Admitting all persons without restraint; free to all comers. He keeps open house at the election.
12. Clear of ice; as, the river or the harbor is open
13. Plain; apparent; evident; public; not secret or concealed; as an open declaration; open avowal; open shame; open defiance. The nations contend to open war or in open arms.
14. Not wearing disguise; frank; sincere; unreserved; candid; artless.
He was held a man open and of good faith.
His generous, open undesigning heart.
15. Not clouded; not contracted or frowning; having an air of frankness and sincerity; as an open look.
With aspect open shall erect his head.
16. Not hidden; exposed to view.
We are to exercise our thoughts and lay open the treasures of divine truth.
17. Ready to hear or receive what is offered.
His ears are open to their cry. Psalms 34:15.
18. Free to be employed for redress; not restrained or denied; not precluding any person.
The law is open Acts 19:38.
19. Exposed; not protected; without defense. The country is open to the invaders.
- Hath left me open to all injuries.
20. Attentive; employed in inspection.
Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men - Jeremiah 32:11.
21. Clear; unobstructed; as an open view.
22. Unsettled; not balanced or closed; as an open account.
OPEN accounts between merchants.
23. Not closed; free to be debated; as a question open for discussion.
24. In music, an open note is that which a string is tuned to produce.
OPEN, verb transitive o'pn.
1. To unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or cover and set open; as, to open a door or gate; to open a desk.
2. To break the seal of a letter and unfold it.
3. To separate parts that are close; as, to open the lips; to open the mouth or eyes or eyelids; to open a book.
4. To remove a covering from; as, to open a pit.
5. To cut through; to perforate; to lance; as, to open the skin; to open an abscess.
6. To break; to divide; to split or rend; as, the earth was opened in many places by an earthquake; a rock is opened by blasting.
7. To clear; to make by removing obstructions; as, to open a road; to open a passage; the heat of spring opens rivers bound with ice.
8. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
9. To unstop; as, to open a bottle.
10. To begin; to make the first exhibition. The attorney general opens the cause on the part of the king or the state. Homer opens his poem with the utmost simplicity and modesty.
11. To show; to bring to view or knowledge.
The English did adventure far to open the north parts of America.
12. To interpret; to explain.
- While he opened to us the Scriptures. Luke 24:31.
13. To reveal; to disclose. He opened his mind very freely.
14. To make liberal; as, to open the heart.
15. To make the first discharge of artillery; as, to open a heavy fire on the enemy.
16. To enter on or begin; as to open a negotiation or correspondence; to open a trade with the Indies.
17. To begin to see by the removal of something intercepted the view; as, we sailed round the point and opened the harbor.
OPEN, verb intransitive o'pn.
1. To unclose itself; to be unclosed; to be parted.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. Psalms 106:17.
2. To begin to appear. As we sailed round the point, the harbor opened to our view.
3. To commence; to begin. sales of stock open at par.
4. To bark; a term in hunting.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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