Hebrew noun · H6612
פְּתִי
pethipeth-ee'
simple; simplicity
19 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: pᵉthîy
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6612is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 39Old Testament books
- 16spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H6612
silly (i.e. seducible)
The King James renders it: foolish, simple(-icity, one).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
pethi is rendered "simple; simplicity". It stands 19 times in the Hebrew text, across three books.
- Fifteen of the uses stand in Proverbs, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "simple".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.
The first use
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Psalms 19:7פֶּֽתִי׃
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Fifteen of the word's nineteen uses are in Proverbs.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: simple, and simplicity.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| simpleStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WherePsalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy… |
| simplicityStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- naive people3
- a naive person2
- naive2
- O naive people2
- simple people2
- among the naive people1
- and a naive person1
- and from a simple person1
- and naive people1
- foolish things1
- naivete1
- of a simple person1
and 1 more, 19 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| פְּתַח | pethach | to open | Uses2 |
| פְּתַי | pethay | breadth | Uses2 |
| פְּתִחָה | pethichah | drawn sword | Uses1 |
| פְּתִיגִיל | pethigil | robe | Uses1 |
| פְּתַיּוּת | pethayuth | naivite | Uses1 |
| פְּתַלְתֹּל | pethaltol | twisted | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 19, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
16 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- פְתָאיִ֣ם3
- פֶ֭תִי2
- בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם1
- וּמִפֶּ֑תִי1
- וּפֶ֣תִי1
- וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים1
- לִפְתָאיִ֣ם1
- פְּתָאיִ֣ם1
- פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם1
- פֶ֥תִי1
- פֶּ֭תִי1
- פֶּ֑תִי1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine plural8HNcmpa
- noun · masculine singular6HNcmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1HC/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Ncmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1HC/R/Ncmsa
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1HR/Ncmpa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1HRd/Ncmpa
Psalms
three uses
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- פֶּֽתִי׃petinoun · masculine singulartagged: of a simple person
The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
- פְּתָאיִ֣םpetayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: simple people
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
- פְּתָיִֽים׃petayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: simple people
Proverbs
fifteen uses
To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
- לִפְתָאיִ֣םliftayimpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: to naive people
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- פְּתָיִם֮petayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: O naive people
- פֶ֥תִיfetinoun · masculine singulartagged: naivete
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- פְּתָיִ֣םpetayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: naive people
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
- בַפְּתָאיִ֗םvapetayimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: among the naive people
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
- פְתָאיִ֣םfetayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: O naive people
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
- פֶ֭תִיfetinoun · masculine singulartagged: naive
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- פְתָאיִ֣םfetayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: foolish things
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
- פֶ֭תִיfetinoun · masculine singulartagged: naive
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
- פֶּ֭תִיpetinoun · masculine singulartagged: a naive person
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- פְתָאיִ֣םfetayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: naive people
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
- וּפֶ֣תִיufeticonjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a naive person
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
- פֶּ֑תִיpetinoun · masculine singulartagged: a naive person
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
- וּ֝פְתָיִ֗יםufetayimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and naive people
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- פְּ֝תָאיִ֗םpetayimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: naive people
Ezekiel
one use
You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.
- וּמִפֶּ֑תִיumipeticonjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: and from a simple person
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.