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פֶּרֶא

The onager

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פֶּרֶאH6501
Pronunciationpere

What does פֶּרֶא (pere) mean in the Bible?

פֶּרֶא (pere): Wild ass symbolizing untamed freedom and divine power; used metaphorically for human stubbornness and independence from constraint

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Questions this entry answers

What does פֶּרֶא (pere) mean in the Bible?

פֶּרֶא (pere): Wild ass symbolizing untamed freedom and divine power; used metaphorically for human stubbornness and independence from constraint

How does the BSB render H6501?

The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a wild donkey (2), [like] wild donkeys (1), Does a wild donkey (1), like a wild donkey (1), of a wild donkey (1).

Where does פֶּרֶא (pere) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 16:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (4), Jeremiah (2), Genesis (1), Hosea (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
a wild donkey2×Genesis 16:12, Jeremiah 2:24
[like] wild donkeys1×Job 24:5
Does a wild donkey1×Job 6:5
like a wild donkey1×Hosea 8:9
of a wild donkey1×Job 11:12
of wild donkeys1×Isaiah 32:14
the wild donkey1×Job 39:5
the wild donkeys1×Psalms 104:11
Wild donkeys1×Jeremiah 14:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 16:12פֶּ֣רֶאtoa wild donkeyNoun - masculine singular constructJob 6:5פֶּ֥רֶאtoDoes a wild donkeyNoun - masculine singularJob 11:12פֶּ֝֗רֶאtoof a wild donkeyNoun - masculine singularJob 24:5פְּרָאִ֨ים׀to[like] wild donkeysNoun - masculine pluralJob 39:5פֶּ֣רֶאtothe wild donkeyNoun - masculine singularPsalms 104:11פְרָאִ֣יםtothe wild donkeysNoun - masculine pluralIsaiah 32:14פְּרָאִ֖יםtoof wild donkeysNoun - masculine pluralJeremiah 2:24פֶּ֣רֶה׀toa wild donkeyNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 14:6וּפְרָאִים֙toWild donkeysConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralHosea 8:9פֶּ֖רֶאtolike a wild donkeyNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 16:12
Aligned rows10
Books represented6
Genesis1Job4Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah2Hosea1
Source forms
פֶּ֣רֶא2xpe·reGenesis 16:12, Job 39:5
וּפְרָאִים֙1xū·p̄ə·rā·’îmJeremiah 14:6
פֶּ֥רֶא1xpe·reJob 6:5
פֶּ֝֗רֶא1xpe·reJob 11:12
פֶּ֖רֶא1xpe·reHosea 8:9
פְרָאִ֣ים1xp̄ə·rā·’îmPsalms 104:11
פְּרָאִ֖ים1xpə·rā·’îmIsaiah 32:14
פְּרָאִ֨ים׀1xpə·rā·’îmJob 24:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular5xJob 6:5, Job 11:12, Job 39:5, Jeremiah 2:24
Noun - masculine plural3xJob 24:5, Psalms 104:11, Isaiah 32:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 14:6
Noun - masculine singular construct1xGenesis 16:12
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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