What does פַּר · בֵּן · בָּקָר mean in the Bible?
פַּר · בֵּן · בָּקָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)".
Hebrew · H6499, H1121, H1241
פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר
A bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof) · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
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פַּר H6499 a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)
Pronunciation par
Young bull embodying raw, untamed strength; frequently sacrificial animal in covenant rituals and atonement.
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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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בָּקָר H1241 a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
Pronunciation bāqār
Cattle valued primarily for agricultural labor and sacrifice; collective term for herds as economic wealth and covenant offering.
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What does פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר (par ben-bāqār) mean in the Bible?
פַּר · בֵּן · בָּקָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6499, H1121, H1241?
H6499, H1121, H1241 is connected to 5,258 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)
Strong's H6499, H1121, H1241
Lexical occurrences 5,258 verses Source Gloss
a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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