פָּתָה (pātâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning be spacious. It appears 28 times in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6601).

Also rendered

• be simple
• to open wide

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1853)

Root family 1853: פָּתָה pātâ — be spacious

• פֶּתִי petî — simplicity
• פְּתַיּוּת pĕtayyût — silliness

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