פֶּ֭תִי — Proverbs 14:15 Hebrew Word Study

פֶּ֭תִי

𐤐𐤕𐤉

peti

the naive

or פֶּתִי; or פְּתָאִי; from פָּתָה; silly (i.e. seducible); foolish, simple(-icity, one).

Proverbs 14:15 · Word #1

Lexicon `H6612`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

a persuadable man

Root	פתה (p-t-h)
Core Meanings	to open, to entice, to persuade, to seduce, to be simple or gullible
Semantic Range	simple person, naive man, gullible individual, inexperienced youth, one easily enticed or misled
Conceptual Significance	In wisdom literature, the פְּתִי represents the morally unformed and impressionable person who stands at a crossroads between wisdom and folly. He is not hardened in evil but is dangerously open to influence, highlighting the biblical call to seek wisdom and discernment.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no article or suffix; denotes a single male characterized by simplicity or gullibility.
Rendering Rationale	The noun פְּתִי derives from the root פתה, which conveys the idea of being open, enticed, or easily persuaded. Rendering it as "a persuadable man" preserves the root sense of susceptibility to influence while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form (HNcmsa).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H6601-01`	afatenu	I will beguile him / I will beguile us
`H6612-01`	fetayim	easily-enticed men
`H6612-02`	feti	a gullible simple-man
`H6601-02`	fotah	a naive (open-hearted) woman
`H6601-03`	lefatotekha	to entice you (masculine singular)
`H3315-01`	leyefet	to Yefet (Expansion)
`H6612-03`	lifetayim	to easily-enticed ones
`H6601-04`	mefateyha	her enticer
`H6601-05`	nifetah	he has been enticed
`H6601-06`	pati	you (fem.) have enticed
`H6613-01`	petayeh	its open-breadth
`H6612-04`	petayim	easily-enticed men
`H6615-01`	petayut	simple-mindedness
`H6601-07`	piteyti	I have enticed
`H6601-08`	pititani	you have enticed me
`H6601-09`	tefateh	you will entice
`H6612-06`	ufetayim	and the easily-enticed ones
`H6612-07`	ufeti	and the persuadable simple one
`H6601-10`	ufoteh	and a naïve open-minded one
`H6601-11`	ulefoteh	and to an enticer
`H6612-08`	umipeti	and from a simple-minded man
`H6601-12`	vaepat	and I was enticed
`H6601-13`	vahafitita	and have you (masculine singular) enticed?
`H6612-09`	vapetayim	among the easily-entaiced simple men
`H3315-02`	vayafet	and Yapheth (Expansion)
`H6601-14`	vayefatuhu	and they enticed him
`H3315-03`	vayefet	and Yapheth (Expansion)
`H6601-15`	vayifete	and he made-simple
`H3315-04`	yafet	Yapheth (Expansion)
`H6601-16`	yafete	may he make-spacious
`H6601-17`	yefateh	he will entice (make simple)
`H6601-18`	yefatukha	they will make you simple-minded
`H3315-05`	yefet	Expansion (Japheth)
`H6601-19`	yefuteh	he has enticed
`H6601-20`	yifeteh	he will entice

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Ezekiel 45:20	וּ/מִ/פֶּ֑תִי	umipeti	or who is naive
Psalms 19:8	פֶּֽתִי	peti	the simple
Psalms 116:6	פְּתָאיִ֣ם	petayim	the simple
Psalms 119:130	פְּתָיִֽים	petayim	to the simple
Proverbs 1:4	לִ/פְתָאיִ֣ם	lifetayim	to the simple
Proverbs 1:22	פְּתָיִם֮	petayim	O simple ones
Proverbs 1:22	פֶ֥תִי	feti	being simple
Proverbs 1:32	פְּתָיִ֣ם	petayim	of the simple
Proverbs 7:7	בַ/פְּתָאיִ֗ם	vapetayim	among the naive
Proverbs 8:5	פְתָאיִ֣ם	fetayim	naive ones
Proverbs 9:4	פֶ֭תִי	feti	is simple
Proverbs 9:6	פְתָאיִ֣ם	fetayim	the foolish
Proverbs 9:16	פֶ֭תִי	feti	is naive
Proverbs 14:15	פֶּ֭תִי	peti	the naive
Proverbs 14:18	פְתָאיִ֣ם	fetayim	the naive
Proverbs 19:25	וּ/פֶ֣תִי	ufeti	and-the-simple
Proverbs 21:11	פֶּ֑תִי	peti	the naive
Proverbs 22:3	וּ֝/פְתָיִ֗ים	ufetayim	but the simple
Proverbs 27:12	פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם	petayim	naive