Pittûwach — H6603

Definition

masculine noun

sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)

1. engraving, carving

Usually translated as

graving, carved, grave, graven

Origin

or pittuach ; passive participle of H6605

• Pâthach (H6605)

Occurrences

Pittûwach occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (6), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Psalms (1), Zechariah (1)

• Exodus 28:11 — With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings (פִּתּוּחֵ֣י) of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
• Exodus 28:21 — And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings (פִּתּוּחֵ֤י) of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
• Exodus 28:36 — And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings (פִּתּוּחֵ֣י) of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
• Exodus 39:6 — And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven (פִּתּוּחֵ֣י), with the names of the children of Israel.
• Exodus 39:14 — And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings (פִּתּוּחֵ֤י) of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
• Exodus 39:30 — And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings (פִּתּוּחֵ֣י) of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
• 1 Kings 6:29 — And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved (פִּתּוּחֵי֙) figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
• 2 Chronicles 2:7 — Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave (פִּתּוּחִ֑ים) with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
• 2 Chronicles 2:14 — The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving (פִּתּ֔וּחַ), and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
• Psalms 74:6 — But now they break down the carved work (פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ) thereof at once with axes and hammers.
• Zechariah 3:9 — For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving (פִּתֻּחָ֗הּ) thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.