What does פָּרַד (pārad) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַד (pārad): Breaking apart a unity into scattered pieces; movement from cohesion toward dispersal or separation.
Hebrew · H6504
פָּרַד
To break through , i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
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פָּרַד H6504
Pronunciation pārad
What does פָּרַד (pārad) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַד (pārad): Breaking apart a unity into scattered pieces; movement from cohesion toward dispersal or separation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6504?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include separates (2), And [Abram and Lot] parted (1), and dispersed (1), and separates (1), appeared and separated (1).
Where does פָּרַד (pārad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (8), Proverbs (5), Job (2), Psalms (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 separates 2× Ruth 1:17, Proverbs 17:9
And [Abram and Lot] parted 1× Genesis 13:11
and dispersed 1× Esther 3:8
and separates 1× Proverbs 18:18
appeared and separated 1× 2 Kings 2:11
are disjointed 1× Psalms 22:14
are scattered 1× Job 4:11
are spread out 1× Nehemiah 4:19
be separated 1× Job 41:17
divided 1× 2 Samuel 1:23
divides 1× Proverbs 16:28
go off 1× Hosea 4:14
had departed 1× Genesis 13:14
had moved away 1× Judges 4:11
He who isolates himself 1× Proverbs 18:1
is deserted 1× Proverbs 19:4
it branched into 1× Genesis 2:10
separate yourself 1× Genesis 13:9
separated 1× Genesis 10:5
set apart 1× Genesis 30:40
spread out 1× Genesis 10:32
were spread 1× Ezekiel 1:11
when He divided 1× Deuteronomy 32:8
will be scattered 1× Psalms 92:9
will be separated 1× Genesis 25:23
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:10 יִפָּרֵ֔ד to it branched into Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 10:5 נִפְרְד֞וּ to separated Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Genesis 10:32 נִפְרְד֧וּ to spread out Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Genesis 13:9 הִפָּ֥רֶד to separate yourself Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular Genesis 13:11 וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ to And [Abram and Lot] parted Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 13:14 הִפָּֽרֶד־ to had departed Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Genesis 25:23 יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ to will be separated Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 30:40 הִפְרִ֣יד to set apart Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:8 בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ to when He divided Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Judges 4:11 נִפְרָ֣ד to had moved away Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 2:10
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 13
Genesis 8 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 Ruth 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Nehemiah 1 Esther 1 Job 2 Psalms 2 Proverbs 5 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃ 2x yiṯ·pā·rā·ḏū Job 4:11, Job 41:17
מַפְרִ֥יד 2x map̄·rîḏ Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:9
בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ 1x bə·hap̄·rî·ḏōw Deuteronomy 32:8
הִפָּ֥רֶד 1x hip·pā·reḏ Genesis 13:9
הִפָּֽרֶד־ 1x hip·pā·reḏ- Genesis 13:14
הִפְרִ֣יד 1x hip̄·rîḏ Genesis 30:40
וְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ 1x wə·hiṯ·pā·rə·ḏū Psalms 22:14
וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ 1x way·yip·pā·rə·ḏū Genesis 13:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Job 4:11, Job 41:17, Psalms 92:9
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 3x Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, 2 Samuel 1:23
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Ruth 1:17, Proverbs 18:18
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:9
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Genesis 2:10, Proverbs 19:4
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Judges 4:11, Proverbs 18:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 2:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 22:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Breaking apart a unity into scattered pieces; movement from cohesion toward dispersal or separation.
Strong's H6504
Lexical occurrences 26 verses Word forms 5 forms 21 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Genesis 13:1-13 Source Gloss
to break through , i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Breaking apart a unity into scattered pieces; movement from cohesion toward dispersal or separation.
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself) BDB: divide Usage: disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 21
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×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical parting of ways between two people due to insufficient resources
Discord and strife causing breach or division between close companions
One who isolates or withdraws oneself from community through selfish pursuit
Lots cast to resolve disputes and divide contested matters between parties
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 26 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פָּרַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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