פָּטַר

pa.tarto separateHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb8 occurrences5 books8 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to cleave or burst through, i.e. (causatively) to emit, whether literal or figurative (gape)
Traditional renderings: dismiss, free, let (shoot) out, slip away.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פָּטַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. 1 Samuel 19:10וַיִּפְטַר֙ · eluded
    Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
  2. 1 Kings 6:18וּפְטוּרֵ֖י · and open
    The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
  3. 1 Kings 6:29וּפְטוּרֵ֖י · and open
    Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
  4. 1 Kings 6:32וּפְטוּרֵ֥י · and open
    The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
  5. 1 Kings 6:35וּפְטֻרֵ֖י · and open
    He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.
  6. 2 Chronicles 23:8פָטַ֛ר · released [any of]
    So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
  7. Psalm 22:7יַפְטִ֥ירוּ · they sneer
    All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
  8. Proverbs 17:14פּ֣וֹטֵֽר · is to release
    To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.