pa.tah denotes enlargement and, in warnings about lips, opening them wide or deceiving through them.

The attested uses chiefly occur in sayings about lips: Proverbs 20:19 warns against one who opens his lips widely, while Proverbs 24:28 warns against deceiving with the lips. Genesis 9:27 uses the verb in a request that God enlarge Japheth.

1. Speech involving widely opened or deceptive lips · dominant

   In Proverbs 20:19, the active participle describes a person whom the APB renders as one who “opens wide his lips,” within a warning not to pledge to him. In Proverbs 24:28, the perfect form occurs in the prohibition that the APB renders “do not deceive with your lips.”

   Proverbs 20:19Proverbs 24:28
2. Enlarging a person · occasional

   In Genesis 9:27, the Hiphil jussive is part of a request concerning Japheth; the APB renders the clause “May God enlarge Japheth.”

   Genesis 9:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the three clauses with “enlarge,” “opens wide his lips,” and “deceive with your lips.” These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for the lemma.