H6608 H6608
opening, unfolding; the disclosure or revealing of words, bringing enlightenment
This noun denotes the act of opening or unfolding, used metaphorically in Psalm 119 for the revelation of God's word. When Scripture is opened or unfolded, light breaks forth—understanding dawns. It's not merely about reading, but about the moment when meaning becomes luminous. Some ancient versions took it literally as a doorway, but most traditions see it as the dynamic act of disclosure that transforms darkness into insight.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Psalm 119:130, the psalmist declares that the opening (or unfolding) of God's words brings light. This sense captures both the physical image of unrolling a scroll and the spiritual reality of illumination. The Spanish "entrada" (entrance) and French "entrée" echo this threshold imagery, while the context emphasizes revelation and understanding that comes when divine speech is made accessible. 1×
AR["فَتْحُ"]·ben["উন্মুক্তকরণ"]·DE["der-opening-von"]·EN["the-opening-of"]·FR["entrée"]·heb["פתח"]·ID["Pembukaan"]·IT["[פתח]"]·jav["Lawang"]·KO["열림-이"]·PT["A-entrada"]·RU["Открытие"]·ES["Entrada-de"]·SW["mlango"]·TR["açılışı"]·urd["کھلنا"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פֵּ֫תַח n.m. opening, unfolding;—cstr. פ׳ דְּבָרֶיךָ יָאִיר ψ 119:130, so 𝔊 and most; > Symm Jer Bae פֶּתַח (=thy words as a doorway).