BDB6595 [H6362 H6358 H6359]

פָּטַר verb separate, remove, set free (Late Hebrew depart, set free, Niph`al also die; Phoenician פטר CIS^{102 a, 2} depart (die ?); Assyrian pa‰âru, split, break through, ip‰iru, ransom, Tel Amarna escape, set free (perhaps Canaanite); Arabic cleave, split, also create; Ethiopic create, fabricate; Aramaic פְּטַר, withdraw, depart); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳פ 2Chr 23:8 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּפְטַר 1Sam 19:10 Participle active פּוֺטֵר Prov 17:14 passive פִּטוּרִים 1Chr 9:33 Qr (Kt פטירים); construct פְּטוּרֵי 1Kgs 6:18; 1Kgs 6:29; 1Kgs 6:32, פְּטֻרֵי v1Kgs 6:35 —

1. intransitive remove oneself, specifically escape 1Sam 19:10 (מִפְּנֵי, compare Dr).

2. transitive set free from duty 2Chr 23:8 (accusative of person), so passive 1Chr 9:33 Qr (Kt פטירים adjective or Aramaic participle, same meaning); יִם ׳פ Prov 17:14 set free, let out; passive פְּטוּרֵי צִצִּים technical term of ornament in temple, dubious, usually out-spread (garlands) of flowers 1Kgs 6:18; 1Kgs 6:29; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 6:35. Hiph`il

**compare in Syriac PS³⁰⁹³. Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַפְטִירוּ בְשָׂפָה Ps 22:8 they separate with the lip, i. e. open mouth wide (insultingly).

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