What does פָּרָה mean in the Bible?
פָּרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a heifer".
Hebrew · H6510
פָּרָה
A heifer
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פָּרָה H6510
What does פָּרָה mean in the Bible?
פָּרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a heifer".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6510?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cows (12), heifer (3), And the cows (2), of the heifer (2), the cows (2).
Where does פָּרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 32:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (12), 1 Samuel (5), Numbers (5), Amos (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 cows 12× Genesis 32:15, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4
heifer 3× Numbers 19:2, Numbers 19:6, Hosea 4:16
And the cows 2× Genesis 41:4, 1 Samuel 6:12
of the heifer 2× Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:10
the cows 2× 1 Samuel 6:7, 1 Samuel 6:14
the [well-fed] cows 1× Genesis 41:3
The cow 1× Isaiah 11:7
their cows 1× Job 21:10
Then the heifer 1× Numbers 19:5
you cows 1× Amos 4:1
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 32:15 פָּר֤וֹת to cows Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:2 פָּר֔וֹת to cows Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:3 פָּר֣וֹת to cows Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:3 הַפָּר֖וֹת to the [well-fed] cows Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:4 הַפָּר֗וֹת to And the cows Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:4 הַפָּר֔וֹת to cows Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:18 פָּר֔וֹת to cows Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:19 פָּר֤וֹת to cows Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:20 הַפָּר֔וֹת to cows Article | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 41:20 הַפָּר֛וֹת to cows Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 32:15
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 7
Genesis 12 Numbers 5 1 Samuel 5 Job 1 Isaiah 1 Hosea 1 Amos 1
Source forms
פָּר֤וֹת 3x pā·rō·wṯ Genesis 32:15, Genesis 41:19, Amos 4:1
הַפָּר֔וֹת 2x hap·pā·rō·wṯ Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:20
פָרוֹת֙ 2x p̄ā·rō·wṯ 1 Samuel 6:7, 1 Samuel 6:10
פָּר֔וֹת 2x pā·rō·wṯ Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:18
הַפָּרָ֖ה 1x hap·pā·rāh Numbers 19:5
הַפָּרָ֔ה 1x hap·pā·rāh Numbers 19:9
הַפָּרָה֙ 1x hap·pā·rāh Numbers 19:10
הַפָּרָֽה׃ 1x hap·pā·rāh Numbers 19:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 9x Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:20, Genesis 41:27
Noun - feminine plural 8x Genesis 32:15, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:18
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Numbers 19:5, Numbers 19:6, Numbers 19:9, Numbers 19:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 11:7
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Amos 4:1
Noun - feminine singular 1x Numbers 19:2
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 21:10
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 1x Hosea 4:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a heifer
Source Gloss
a heifer
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a heifer BDB: heifer Usage: cow, heifer, kine.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פָּרָה 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