diff --git a/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst b/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
index 950a7f13067504..342aec0e77f944 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ Connection objects
       supplied, this must be a :term:`callable` returning
       an instance of :class:`Cursor` or its subclasses.
 
-   .. method:: blobopen(table, column, row, /, *, readonly=False, name="main")
+   .. method:: blobopen(table, column, rowid, /, *, readonly=False, name="main")
 
       Open a :class:`Blob` handle to an existing
       :abbr:`BLOB (Binary Large OBject)`.
@@ -643,8 +643,8 @@ Connection objects
       :param str column:
           The name of the column where the blob is located.
 
-      :param str row:
-          The name of the row where the blob is located.
+      :param int rowid:
+          The row id where the blob is located.
 
       :param bool readonly:
           Set to ``True`` if the blob should be opened without write
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/clinic/connection.c.h b/Modules/_sqlite/clinic/connection.c.h
index 6cb610a12b59c6..c44b761aca67e9 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/clinic/connection.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/clinic/connection.c.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pysqlite_connection_cursor(pysqlite_Connection *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(blobopen__doc__,
-"blobopen($self, table, column, row, /, *, readonly=False, name=\'main\')\n"
+"blobopen($self, table, column, rowid, /, *, readonly=False, name=\'main\')\n"
 "--\n"
 "\n"
 "Open and return a BLOB object.\n"
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(blobopen__doc__,
 "    Table name.\n"
 "  column\n"
 "    Column name.\n"
-"  row\n"
-"    Row index.\n"
+"  rowid\n"
+"    Row id.\n"
 "  readonly\n"
 "    Open the BLOB without write permissions.\n"
 "  name\n"
@@ -1866,4 +1866,4 @@ getconfig(pysqlite_Connection *self, PyObject *arg)
 #ifndef DESERIALIZE_METHODDEF
     #define DESERIALIZE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(DESERIALIZE_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=5d4d7e4abe17b164 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=fa34f4c5f8837a7c input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
index 62598ecc864120..c55957ad13b00e 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ _sqlite3.Connection.blobopen as blobopen
         Table name.
     column as col: str
         Column name.
-    row: sqlite3_int64
-        Row index.
+    rowid as row: sqlite3_int64
+        Row id.
     /
     *
     readonly: bool = False
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ Open and return a BLOB object.
 static PyObject *
 blobopen_impl(pysqlite_Connection *self, const char *table, const char *col,
               sqlite3_int64 row, int readonly, const char *name)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=6a02d43efb885d1c input=23576bd1108d8774]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=6a02d43efb885d1c input=cc3d4b47dac08401]*/
 {
     if (!pysqlite_check_thread(self) || !pysqlite_check_connection(self)) {
         return NULL;