Hebrew · H6504, G1252 · unreviewed

יַפְרִיד

To break through , i.e. spread or separate (oneself) · to judge/doubt

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פָּרַד H6504 to break through , i.e. spread or separate (oneself)

Pronunciation pārad

Breaking apart a unity into scattered pieces; movement from cohesion toward dispersal or separation.

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διακρίνω G1252 to judge/doubt

Pronunciation diakrínō

To distinguish or discern; in NT also to doubt or hesitate inwardly through divided judgment.

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What does יַפְרִיד (yaphrid) mean in the Bible?

פָּרַד · διακρίνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to separate, divide, determine between".

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Meaning

to separate, divide, determine between

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 11×

Perfect 2Sam 1:23 · Gen 10:5 · Gen 10:32 3×

Participle active Judg 4:11 · Neh 4:13 · Prov 18:1 3×

Imperfect Gen 2:10 · Prov 19:4 · Gen 25:23 3×

Sequential imperfect Gen 13:9 1×

Infinitive construct Gen 13:14 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 3×

Imperfect Job 4:11 · Job 41:9 · Ps 92:10 3×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×

Participle active Prov 16:28 · Prov 17:9 2×

Imperfect Prov 18:18 · Ruth 1:17 2×

Perfect Gen 30:40 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×

Participle passive Ezek 1:11 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×

Imperfect Hos 4:14 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 9 Participle 5 Perfect 4 Participle passive 1 Imperative 1 Infinitive construct 1

Stem

Niphal 11 Hiphil 5 Hithpael 3 Qal 1 Piel 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 9 Indicative 4 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 11 — Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ 1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order Acts 10 — God Opens the Gospel Door to the Gentiles Acts 11 — Jerusalem Recognizes God’s Grace to the Gentiles Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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