Hebrew · H6499

פַּר

A bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)

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פַּר H6499
Pronunciation par

What does פַּר (par) mean in the Bible?

פַּר (par): Young bull embodying raw, untamed strength; frequently sacrificial animal in covenant rituals and atonement.

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Questions this entry answers

What does פַּר (par) mean in the Bible?

פַּר (par): Young bull embodying raw, untamed strength; frequently sacrificial animal in covenant rituals and atonement.

How does the BSB render H6499?

The BSB source-word alignment has 133 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bull (29), bulls (26), the bull (16), for the bulls (7), a bull (6).

Where does פַּר (par) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 32:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (52), Leviticus (30), Ezekiel (13), Exodus (9).

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
bull 29× Exodus 29:1, Leviticus 4:21, Numbers 7:15, Numbers 7:21
bulls 26× Genesis 32:15, Numbers 7:87, Numbers 7:88, Numbers 23:1
the bull 16× Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11, Leviticus 4:4, Leviticus 4:8
for the bulls Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
a bull Exodus 29:36, Numbers 23:2, Numbers 23:4, Numbers 23:14
a young bull Leviticus 4:3, Numbers 8:8, Ezekiel 43:25, Ezekiel 45:18
some of the bull’s Leviticus 4:5, Leviticus 4:16, Leviticus 16:14, Leviticus 16:18
with the bull Numbers 29:3, Numbers 29:9, Ezekiel 43:22, Ezekiel 46:7
young bull Leviticus 23:18, Numbers 8:8, Numbers 15:24, Judges 6:25
of the bull Exodus 29:12, Exodus 29:14, Leviticus 4:11
. . . Leviticus 4:14, Numbers 29:14
the bull’s Leviticus 4:4, Leviticus 4:15
with a young bull Leviticus 16:3, 2 Chronicles 13:9
with each bull Numbers 28:14, Numbers 28:20
young bulls Exodus 24:5, Numbers 29:17
- Leviticus 8:14
[its] Exodus 29:10
[Moses] then brought the bull Leviticus 8:14
along with the bull Exodus 29:3
and bulls Ezekiel 39:18
and it Leviticus 4:15
for a bull Psalms 50:9
for each bull Ezekiel 45:24
her young bulls Jeremiah 50:27
it Leviticus 4:4
more than a bull Psalms 69:31
of bulls Isaiah 1:11
of the bull’s Leviticus 4:7
of the bulls Numbers 8:12
the fruit Hosea 14:2
the rest of the bull Leviticus 4:12
the young bulls Isaiah 34:7
this bull Leviticus 4:20
with a bull Ezekiel 46:11
with the bull’s Leviticus 16:15
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 32:15
Aligned rows 133
Books represented 16
Genesis 1 Exodus 9 Leviticus 30 Numbers 52 Judges 4 1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 6 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 13 Hosea 1
Source forms
פַּ֣ר 19x par Exodus 29:1, Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 8:2, Leviticus 8:14
הַפָּ֔ר 7x hap·pār Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:4
פַּ֥ר 7x par Leviticus 4:8, Leviticus 8:14, Leviticus 16:6, Leviticus 16:11
לַ֠פָּרִים 6x lap·pā·rîm Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
הַפָּ֣ר 5x hap·pār Leviticus 4:21, Judges 6:26, Judges 6:28, 1 Kings 18:23
פָּרִ֧ים 5x pā·rîm Numbers 28:19, Numbers 28:27, Numbers 29:13, Numbers 29:17
פָּרִ֥ים 5x pā·rîm Numbers 29:20, Numbers 29:23, Numbers 29:26, Numbers 29:29
הַפָּ֖ר 4x hap·pār Exodus 29:11, Leviticus 4:4, Leviticus 4:15
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 31x Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:12
Noun - masculine plural 30x Exodus 24:5, Numbers 7:87, Numbers 7:88, Numbers 23:1
Noun - masculine singular 30x Exodus 29:1, Leviticus 4:3, Leviticus 4:14, Numbers 7:15
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 12x Leviticus 4:20, Numbers 28:12, Numbers 28:14, Numbers 28:20
Noun - masculine singular construct 10x Leviticus 4:8, Leviticus 8:2, Leviticus 8:14, Leviticus 16:6
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 23:18, Numbers 8:8, Ezekiel 43:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x Genesis 32:15, Isaiah 34:7
Sources