Lexical Summary pathar: to interpret Original Word: פָתַרTransliteration: pathar Phonetic Spelling: (paw-thar') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to interpret Meaning: to open up, interpret Strong's Concordance interpretation, A primitive root; to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream) -- interpret(-ation, -er). Brown-Driver-Briggs H6622. pathar מָּתַר verb interpret (dream), only Genesis 40:41 (Late Hebrew id., Jewish-Aramaic מְּתַר; apparently = Aramaic מְּשַׁר, , dissolve, figurative solve, interpret, compare מֵּשֶׁר); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular מָּתַר, with ל person Genesis 40:22; 41:13; absolute מָּתָ֑ר 40:16; 41:12; with accusative of thing: Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּפְתָּרלָֿנוּ 41:12; Infinitive construct לִפְתֹּר 41:15; Participle active מֹּתֵר 40:8; 41:15, ׳מּוֺ 41:8. |