Strong H6589פָּשַׂק

to open

Transliteration
pâώaq
Pronunciation
paw-sak'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to dispart (the feet or {lips}) that {is} become licentious: - open (wide).

Detailed definition

1) to part, open wide
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to open wide
1a2) to be talkative (of the mouth)
1b) (Piel) to open wide

In the Bible

Strong H6589 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • open1
  • openeth1

First verses

  1. Proverbs 13:3
    He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
  2. Ezekiel 16:25
    Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.
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