פָּתַח רַבִּי ... וְאָמַר
ORIGINALZOH-027
Zoharic Aramaic · Sacred Recurring Expressions
פתח רבי ... ואמר
ZOH-027Zoharic AramaicMedieval Zoharic literary Aramaic
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
פָּתַח רַבִּי ... וְאָמַר
Pedagogical transliterationpataḥ Rabbi ... ve-amar
Plain meaningRabbi ... opened [his discourse] and said
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פתח רבי ... ואמר
The Zohar frequently introduces a teaching with a speaker formula in which a rabbi “opened” and then cited or expounded a verse. פתח here means opening a discourse, not merely opening a physical object. Recognizing the formula tells you that a new teaching or quotation is starting.
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pataḥ Rabbi ... ve-amar
READINGPedagogical reading guide
Rabbi ... opened [his discourse] and said
MEANINGZoharic Aramaic
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