←
ptḥ, ptḥˀ (pṯaḥ, piṯḥā) n.m. opening
1
opening, gate
OfAEg, Qumran, JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man, LJLA
TAD C3.28 R..4.48↗ ברא מן 2 פתחן נחשיא זי יהבו על תמריא זי פחן‏ : excepting two gates, the bronze ones that they placed over the date-palms of GN ; TgJ 2K4:15↗ וְקַמַת בְתַרעָא"בפתחא‏ ; JBAmb2 41:9↗ ומן דירתה ומן פיתחה‏ ; BT Ber 8b(29)↗ ^ו^לא אמרן אלא דלא איכא פתחא אחרינא‏ : we said this only for when there is no other door ; PJ Gen21:15↗ פיתחא דמדברא‏
2
midrashic proem
Gal
SR[1].4:2(1)↗ ורבנין עבדין פתח{ו}<י>ן‏
3
explanation
Syr, JBA
BT Zev 5a(15)↗ איפתח אנא פיתחא לנפשאי‏ : I shall find the explanation for myself
(1)
divination
Man
4
(of the mouth) : courage or opportunity to speak
LJLA
TgIChron 17:25↗ בגין כן אשכח עבדך פתחא דפומא לצלאה קדמך‏ : therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray to You
5
(gram.) short /a/ vowel
JBAg
BMsY 54:7 text not cited
§▶
Mand. pihta
🔍▶
✎▶
The example from TAD C3.28 might rather have to do with crafted metal-work; Cf. Biblical Hebrew ‏לְפַתֵּחַ פִּתּוּחִים and see s.v. ptwḥ.

It is generally assumed that the ritual usage in Mandaic is derived from the Akkadian pīt pî "mouth opening" ritual, for which see also s.v. ptḥ #2.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 907bJastrow: 1252Drower/Macuch: 370bPayne-Smith: 3339J. Payne-Smith: 470Levy Ch-W: 2:308

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:10:36 -0500