What does פַּס (pas) mean in the Bible?
פַּס (pas): Multi-colored or variegated garment; extends from root sense of "breadth" or "width" into cloth of multiple hues.
Hebrew · H6446
פַּס
A long and sleeved tunic (perhaps simply a wide one; from the original sense of the root, i.e. of many breadths)
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פַּס H6446
Pronunciation pas
What does פַּס (pas) mean in the Bible?
פַּס (pas): Multi-colored or variegated garment; extends from root sense of "breadth" or "width" into cloth of multiple hues.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6446?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of many colors (4), - (1).
Where does פַּס (pas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (3), 2 Samuel (2).
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 of many colors 4× Genesis 37:3, Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:32, 2 Samuel 13:18
- 1× 2 Samuel 13:19
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Genesis 37:3 פַּסִּֽים׃ to of many colors Noun - masculine plural Genesis 37:23 הַפַּסִּ֖ים to of many colors Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 37:32 הַפַּסִּ֗ים to of many colors Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 13:18 פַּסִּ֔ים to of many colors Noun - masculine plural 2 Samuel 13:19 הַפַּסִּ֛ים to - Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 37:3
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Genesis 3 2 Samuel 2
Source forms
הַפַּסִּ֖ים 1x hap·pas·sîm Genesis 37:23
הַפַּסִּ֗ים 1x hap·pas·sîm Genesis 37:32
הַפַּסִּ֛ים 1x hap·pas·sîm 2 Samuel 13:19
פַּסִּ֔ים 1x pas·sîm 2 Samuel 13:18
פַּסִּֽים׃ 1x pas·sîm Genesis 37:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Genesis 37:23, Genesis 37:32, 2 Samuel 13:19
Noun - masculine plural 2x Genesis 37:3, 2 Samuel 13:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Multi-colored or variegated garment; extends from root sense of "breadth" or "width" into cloth of multiple hues.
Source Gloss
a long and sleeved tunic (perhaps simply a wide one; from the original sense of the root, i.e. of many breadths)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Multi-colored or variegated garment; extends from root sense of "breadth" or "width" into cloth of multiple hues.
a long and sleeved tunic (perhaps simply a wide one; from the original sense of the root, i.e. of many breadths) BDB: flat Usage: (divers) colours.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Joseph's distinctive garment given by his father Jacob, symbol of favoritism
The tunic stripped from Joseph by his brothers as evidence of his supposed death
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פַּס is built from these roots:
פָּסַס H6461
פַּס H6447
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain