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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Revelation 10:8
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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Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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פָּתַח
pâthach · paw-thakh'
49 times translated as this KJV form144 total Strong's occurrences
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 →ἀνοίγω
anoígō · an-oy'-go
21 times translated as this KJV form78 total Strong's occurrences
to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications)
Strong's KJV usage: :--open.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 13:35Strong's last: Revelation 10:8
Open full G455 profile →פָּנִים
pânîym · paw-neem'
13 times translated as this KJV form2,083 total Strong's occurrences
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.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 1:20Strong's last: Ezekiel 39:5
Open full H6440 profile →פָּקַח
pâqach · paw-kakh'
10 times translated as this KJV form20 total Strong's occurrences
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 →גָּלָה
gâlâh · gaw-law'
6 times translated as this KJV form190 total Strong's occurrences
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.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Numbers 24:4Strong's last: Jeremiah 32:14
Open full H1540 profile →פָּטַר
pâṭar · paw-tar'
4 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
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 →פָּצָה
pâtsâh · paw-tsaw'
3 times translated as this KJV form15 total Strong's occurrences
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 →שָׁתַם
shâtham · shaw-tham'
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to unveil (figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: be open.
Strong's first: Numbers 24:3Strong's last: Numbers 24:15
Open full H8365 profile →ἄγω
ágō · ag'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form78 total Strong's occurrences
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.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 19:38Strong's last: Acts 19:38
Open full G71 profile →ἀνακαλύπτω
anakalýptō · an-ak-al-oop'-to
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to unveil
Strong's KJV usage: :--open, (un-)taken away.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 3:18Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 3:18
Open full G343 profile →ἄνοιξις
ánoixis · an'-oix-is
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
opening (throat)
Strong's KJV usage: :--X open.
Strong's first: Ephesians 6:19Strong's last: Ephesians 6:19
Open full G457 profile →מָקוֹם
mâqôwm · maw-kome'
1 times translated as this KJV form402 total Strong's occurrences
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 →עַיִן
ʻayin · ah'-yin
1 times translated as this KJV form839 total Strong's occurrences
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).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 38:14Strong's last: Genesis 38:14
Open full H5869 profile →פֶּטֶר
peṭer · peh'-ter
1 times translated as this KJV form12 total Strong's occurrences
a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix)
Strong's KJV usage: firstling, openeth, such as open.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Numbers 8:16Strong's last: Numbers 8:16
Open full H6363 profile →פָּרַץ
pârats · paw-rats'
1 times translated as this KJV form49 total Strong's occurrences
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 →פָּרַשׂ
pâras · paw-ras'
1 times translated as this KJV form67 total Strong's occurrences
to break apart, disperse, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 13:16Strong's last: Proverbs 13:16
Open full H6566 profile →פְּתַח
pᵉthach · peth-akh'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to open
Strong's KJV usage: open.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Daniel 6:10Strong's last: Daniel 6:10
Open full H6606 profile →פִּתְחוֹן
pithchôwn · pith-khone'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
opening (the act)
Strong's KJV usage: open(-ing).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezekiel 16:63Strong's last: Ezekiel 16:63
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H6440
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.
H5869
And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
H6605
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
H6440
And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
H6440
But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
H6440
To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
H6363
For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
H6475
But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
H6605
And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
H6440
And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
H8365
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
H1540
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
H8365
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
H1540
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
H6605
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
H6605
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
H6605
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
H6605
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
H6605
And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
H6605
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
H6555
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
H6440
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
H6362
And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
H6362
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
H6362
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
English meaning and historical usage.
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open
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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