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It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe individuals who are easily led astray due to their lack of understanding or experience. The word can carry a negative connotation, suggesting gullibility or foolishness, but it can also imply innocence or openness to learning.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, wisdom was highly valued, and the pursuit of understanding was seen as a noble endeavor. The concept of "pethay" would have been understood in contrast to wisdom (חָכְמָה, chokmah), which was associated with maturity, experience, and the fear of the Lord. The simple or naive person was often seen as one who had not yet attained the wisdom necessary to navigate life's complexities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm">pathah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>breadth<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>width (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מְּתָי</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>breadth</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> Syriac; Egyptian Aramaic RES<sup>246</sup> S-C<sup>D4</sup>); — suffix <font class="hebrew2">מְּתָיֵהּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-1.htm">Daniel 3:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-3.htm">Ezra 6:3</a>.<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>breadth <p>(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm">pathah</a>; open, i.e. (as noun) width -- breadth. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm">pathah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>פְּתָיֵ֖הּ פתיה pə·ṯā·yêh petaYeh pəṯāyêh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין <b> פְּתָיֵ֖הּ </b> אַמִּ֥ין שִׁתִּֽין׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cubits <span class="itali">and its width</span> 60<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cubits, <span class="itali">[and] the breadth</span> thereof threescore<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cubits <span class="itali">the breadth</span> cubits <p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין <b> פְּתָיֵ֖הּ </b> אַמִּ֣ין שִׁ֑ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cubits <span class="itali">[and] its width</span> six<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cubits, <span class="itali">[and] the breadth</span> thereof six<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cubits of which sixty <span class="itali">width</span> cubits six<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6613.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6613.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6613<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/petayeh_6613.htm">pə·ṯā·yêh — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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