פְּתִי
pᵉthîy · H6612 · Hebrew · 19 occurrences
Meanings
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simpleton
Person who is easily influenced by other people, ideas or one's own passions; because of his/her lack of wisdom and experience
ExamplesProverbs 1:4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,
Proverbs 1:22 “How long, you naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:32 “For the faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What it doesIt is the subject
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- עָבַרto pass 2
- חָכַםto be able 1
- נָחַלto inherit, to possess 1
- אָמַןto believe, to be faithful, to trust 1
- עָרַםto be crafty, to be prudent 1
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- אָהַבto love 1
- חָכַםto be able 1
- עָזַבto forsake, to leave 1
- שָׁמַרto keep, to guard, to observe 1
- בִּיןto understand, to discern 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- מִיwho? 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with 2
- לto/for 2
- מִןfrom 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מְשׁוּבָהdefection 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- סִכְלוּת çiklûwth · H5531 · folly, foolishness
- סִכְלוּת (çiklûwth, H5531) is a noun meaning “folly, foolishness,” the quality or state itself. פְּתִי (pᵉthîy, H6612) is an adjective or noun meaning “foolish, simple,” describing a foolish person or the quality of simplicity. Both belong to the vocabulary of foolishness and could substitute in describing foolish behavior or character.
- אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth · H200 · folly
- Both words denote foolishness or folly as a core meaning: אִוֶּלֶת (ʼivveleth, H200) is the abstract noun "folly," and פְּתִי (pᵉthîy, H6612) refers to a simple or foolish person or quality; they are distinct Hebrew words with overlapping sense.
- סֶכֶל çekel · H5529 · folly, foolishness
- Both words denote foolishness or foolish persons; they are two distinct Hebrew words for overlapping concepts of folly.
In the other Testament 1 word
- ἄφρων áphrōn · G878 · foolish, senseless, unwise
- Greek ἄφρων emphasizes active foolishness or moral/intellectual deficiency ("mindless," "unbelieving"), while Hebrew פְּתִי denotes naïveté or inexperience ("simple one") — overlapping semantic domain of folly but ἄφρων carries stronger culpability.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Foolish002001002010
- פְּתִי denotes the simple or naive, as of the simple whom the LORD's precepts make rejoice in Psalm 19:8, the simple the LORD watches over in Psalm 116:6, and the naive to whom wisdom gives prudence in Proverbs 1:4.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6612. pthiy מֶּ֫תִי [for מָּתַי Lag BN 52 BaZMG xlii (1888), 353; NB 320] adjective…
מֶּ֫תִי [for מָּתַי Lag BN 52 BaZMG xlii (1888), 353; NB 320]
adjective simple, possibly as open-minded; — מֶּ֫תִי Pro 9:4 +, מֶּ֑תִי Psa 19:8 +; plural מְּתָאיִם (Ges§ 93x) Psa 116:6 Psa 116:6t. Proverbs; מְּתָיִים Psa 119:130; Pro 22:3; מְּתָיִם Pro 1:22, Pro 1:32; — simple, as substantive concrete: open to the instruction of wisdom or folly, Pro 9:4, Pro 9:16; believing every word Pro 14:15; lacking עָרְמָה Pro 1:14; Pro 8:5; Pro 19:25; needing בין Psa 119:130, חכמה Psa 19:8; Pro 21:11; in good sense, י ׳פתאים שׁמר Psa 116:8 ׳י preserveth ths simple-minded; but usually tendency to bad sense; פתאים love פתי Pro 1:22; inherit אִוֶּלֶת Pro 14:18, are easily enticed, misled and go back Pro 1:32; Pro 7:7; Pro 9:6; Pro 22:3 = Pro 27:12; they need atonement Eze 45:20 (|| שׁגה).
[מְּתִי] noun feminine simplicity (i.e.lack of wisdom), תְּאֵהֲבומֶּֿ֑תִי מְּתָיִם דְַמָֿתַי Pro 1:22.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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