to open
pe.tach describes things being opened, including books in a judgment scene.
The attested forms describe things as opened: Daniel 6:11 has a passive participial form in the scene where Daniel is found praying, while Daniel 7:10 uses a passive perfect form for books opened as judgment is seated.
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Being opened · dominant
In Daniel 6:11, the passive participial form occurs in the setting where Daniel is found making petition and supplication before his God; the APB does not plainly isolate its contribution. In Daniel 7:10, the passive perfect form occurs when judgment is seated and the APB renders, "books were opened."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly says "books were opened" in Daniel 7:10. In Daniel 6:11, its wording about Daniel's petition and supplication does not plainly show how the term is represented.