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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פָּרַדH6504
Pronunciationpārad
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 Itseparates2×Ruth 1:17, Proverbs 17:9
And [Abram and Lot] parted1×Genesis 13:11
and dispersed1×Esther 3:8
and separates1×Proverbs 18:18
appeared and separated1×2 Kings 2:11
are disjointed1×Psalms 22:14
are scattered1×Job 4:11
are spread out1×Nehemiah 4:19
be separated1×Job 41:17
divided1×2 Samuel 1:23
divides1×Proverbs 16:28
go off1×Hosea 4:14
had departed1×Genesis 13:14
had moved away1×Judges 4:11
He who isolates himself1×Proverbs 18:1
is deserted1×Proverbs 19:4
it branched into1×Genesis 2:10
separate yourself1×Genesis 13:9
separated1×Genesis 10:5
set apart1×Genesis 30:40
spread out1×Genesis 10:32
were spread1×Ezekiel 1:11
when He divided1×Deuteronomy 32:8
will be scattered1×Psalms 92:9
will be separated1×Genesis 25:23
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:10יִפָּרֵ֔דtoit branched intoVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 10:5נִפְרְד֞וּtoseparatedVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralGenesis 10:32נִפְרְד֧וּtospread outVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralGenesis 13:9הִפָּ֥רֶדtoseparate yourselfVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singularGenesis 13:11וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּtoAnd [Abram and Lot] partedConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralGenesis 13:14הִפָּֽרֶד־tohad departedVerb - Nifal - Infinitive constructGenesis 25:23יִפָּרֵ֑דוּtowill be separatedVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralGenesis 30:40הִפְרִ֣ידtoset apartVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:8בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹtowhen He dividedPreposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularJudges 4:11נִפְרָ֣דtohad moved awayVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 2:10
Aligned rows26
Books represented13
Genesis8Deuteronomy1Judges1Ruth12 Samuel12 Kings1Nehemiah1Esther1Job2Psalms2Proverbs5Ezekiel1Hosea1
Source forms
יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃2xyiṯ·pā·rā·ḏūJob 4:11, Job 41:17
מַפְרִ֥יד2xmap̄·rîḏProverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:9
בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ1xbə·hap̄·rî·ḏōwDeuteronomy 32:8
הִפָּ֥רֶד1xhip·pā·reḏGenesis 13:9
הִפָּֽרֶד־1xhip·pā·reḏ-Genesis 13:14
הִפְרִ֣יד1xhip̄·rîḏGenesis 30:40
וְהִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ1xwə·hiṯ·pā·rə·ḏūPsalms 22:14
וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ1xway·yip·pā·rə·ḏūGenesis 13:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xJob 4:11, Job 41:17, Psalms 92:9
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural3xGenesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, 2 Samuel 1:23
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xRuth 1:17, Proverbs 18:18
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular2xProverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:9
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xGenesis 2:10, Proverbs 19:4
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular2xJudges 4:11, Proverbs 18:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1x2 Kings 2:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xPsalms 22:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Breaking apart a unity into scattered pieces; movement from cohesion toward dispersal or separation.
Strong'sH6504
Lexical occurrences26 versesWord forms5 forms21 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkGenesis 13:1-13Source Gloss
to break through , i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups5Aligned forms21
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action11×
Perfect2Sam 1:23 · Gen 10:5 · Gen 10:323×
Participle activeJudg 4:11 · Neh 4:13 · Prov 18:13×
ImperfectGen 2:10 · Prov 19:4 · Gen 25:233×
Sequential imperfectGen 13:91×
Infinitive constructGen 13:141×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others3×
ImperfectJob 4:11 · Job 41:9 · Ps 92:103×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action5×
Participle activeProv 16:28 · Prov 17:92×
ImperfectProv 18:18 · Ruth 1:172×
PerfectGen 30:401×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle passiveEzek 1:111×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
ImperfectHos 4:141×
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.
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