Lexicon
פִּקֵּחַ
piq.qe.ach
H6493
H:A Hebrew

seeing

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Hebrew
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piq.qe.ach describes those characterized as seeing, set in contrast to blindness.

The adjective describes people as seeing or sighted: Exodus 23:8 contrasts those affected by a bribe with the righteous, while Exodus 4:11 places the seeing alongside the blind.

Senses in use

  1. Sighted persons contrasted with blindness · dominant

    In Exodus 23:8, the masculine plural form identifies those whom a bribe blinds; the APB renders the clause "the bribe blinds those who see." In Exodus 4:11, the masculine singular form occurs in the question contrasting "seeing or blind," as the APB renders it.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "those who see" in Exodus 23:8 and as "seeing" in Exodus 4:11. These renderings reflect the verses' contrast with blindness.

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