What does פְּאֵר (pĕʾēr) mean in the Bible?
פְּאֵר (pĕʾēr): Ornamental headdress signifying status and beauty; used metaphorically for divine glory and human pride.
Hebrew · H6287
פְּאֵר
An embellishment , i.e. fancy head-dress
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פְּאֵרH6287
Pronunciationpĕʾēr
What does פְּאֵר (pĕʾēr) mean in the Bible?
פְּאֵר (pĕʾēr): Ornamental headdress signifying status and beauty; used metaphorically for divine glory and human pride.
Full entry for פְּאֵר (H6287) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H6287?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [their] headdresses (1), a crown of beauty (1), headdress (1), the ornate (1), turbans (1).
Where does פְּאֵר (pĕʾēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 39:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (3), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[their] headdresses1×Isaiah 3:20
a crown of beauty1×Isaiah 61:3
headdress1×Isaiah 61:10
the ornate1×Exodus 39:28
turbans1×Ezekiel 44:18
your turban1×Ezekiel 24:17
Your turbans1×Ezekiel 24:23
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Exodus 39:28פַּאֲרֵ֥יtothe ornateNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 3:20הַפְּאֵרִ֤יםto[their] headdressesArticle | Noun - masculine pluralIsaiah 61:3פְּאֵ֜רtoa crown of beautyNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 61:10פְּאֵ֔רtoheaddressNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 24:17פְאֵֽרְךָ֙toyour turbanNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularEzekiel 24:23וּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣םtoYour turbansConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralEzekiel 44:18פַּאֲרֵ֤יtoturbansNoun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 39:28
Aligned rows7
Books represented3
Exodus1Isaiah3Ezekiel3
Source forms
הַפְּאֵרִ֤ים1xhap·pə·’ê·rîmIsaiah 3:20
וּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣ם1xū·p̄ə·’ê·rê·ḵemEzekiel 24:23
פְּאֵ֜ר1xpə·’êrIsaiah 61:3
פְּאֵ֔ר1xpə·’êrIsaiah 61:10
פַּאֲרֵ֥י1xpa·’ă·rêExodus 39:28
פַּאֲרֵ֤י1xpa·’ă·rêEzekiel 44:18
פְאֵֽרְךָ֙1xp̄ə·’ê·rə·ḵāEzekiel 24:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct2xExodus 39:28, Ezekiel 44:18
Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 61:3, Isaiah 61:10
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xIsaiah 3:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xEzekiel 24:23
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xEzekiel 24:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ornamental headdress signifying status and beauty; used metaphorically for divine glory and human pride.
Source Gloss
an embellishment , i.e. fancy head-dress
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ornamental headdress signifying status and beauty; used metaphorically for divine glory and human pride.
an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress BDB: head-dress Usage: beauty, bonnet, goodly, ornament, tire.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.