Pâsaq — H6589

Definition

verb

to dispart (the feet or lips), i.e. become licentious

1. to part, open wide
1. (Qal)
1. to open wide
2. to be talkative (of the mouth)
2. (Piel) to open wide

Usually translated as

open

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• ágō (G71)
• diágō (G1236)
• propetḗs (G4312)

Occurrences

Pâsaq occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Proverbs 13:3 — He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide (פֹּשֵׂ֥ק) his lips shall have destruction.
• Ezekiel 16:25 — Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened (וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י) thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.