What does פֶּרֶד mean in the Bible?
פֶּרֶד is a Hebrew word meaning "a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits)".
Hebrew · H6505
פֶּרֶד
A mule (perhaps from his lonely habits)
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פֶּרֶד H6505
What does פֶּרֶד mean in the Bible?
פֶּרֶד is a Hebrew word meaning "a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6505?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and mules (5), his mule (2), mules (2), and as the mule (1), of mules (1).
Where does פֶּרֶד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 13:29. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (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 and mules 5× 1 Kings 10:25, 1 Kings 18:5, 2 Chronicles 9:24, Ezekiel 27:14
his mule 2× 2 Samuel 13:29, 2 Samuel 18:9
mules 2× 1 Chronicles 12:40, Ezra 2:66
and as the mule 1× 2 Samuel 18:9
of mules 1× 2 Kings 5:17
on mules 1× Isaiah 66:20
or mule 1× Psalms 32:9
The mule 1× 2 Samuel 18:9
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 13:29 פִּרְדּ֖וֹ to his mule Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 18:9 הַפֶּ֗רֶד to his mule Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 18:9 הַפֶּ֡רֶד to and as the mule Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 18:9 וְהַפֶּ֥רֶד to The mule Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 10:25 וּפְרָדִ֑ים to and mules Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1 Kings 18:5 וָפֶ֔רֶד to and mules Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 5:17 פְּרָדִ֖ים to of mules Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 12:40 וּבַפְּרָדִ֣ים׀ to mules Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 9:24 וּפְרָדִ֑ים to and mules Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Ezra 2:66 פִּרְדֵיהֶ֕ם to mules Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 13:29
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 10
2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וּפְרָדִ֑ים 2x ū·p̄ə·rā·ḏîm 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
הַפֶּ֗רֶד 1x hap·pe·reḏ 2 Samuel 18:9
הַפֶּ֡רֶד 1x hap·pe·reḏ 2 Samuel 18:9
הַפֶּ֙רֶד֙ 1x hap·pe·reḏ Zechariah 14:15
וּבַפְּרָדִ֜ים 1x ū·ḇap·pə·rā·ḏîm Isaiah 66:20
וּבַפְּרָדִ֣ים׀ 1x ū·ḇap·pə·rā·ḏîm 1 Chronicles 12:40
וְהַפֶּ֥רֶד 1x wə·hap·pe·reḏ 2 Samuel 18:9
וָפֶ֔רֶד 1x wā·p̄e·reḏ 1 Kings 18:5
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x 2 Samuel 18:9, Zechariah 14:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 3x 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24, Ezekiel 27:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x 1 Chronicles 12:40, Isaiah 66:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 18:5
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 18:9
Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 5:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Ezra 2:66
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 13:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits)
Source Gloss
a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits) BDB: mule Usage: mule.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פֶּרֶד is built from this root:
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