What does פָּרַח · צָרַעַת · עוֹר mean in the Bible?
e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish".
Hebrew · H6524, H6883, H5785
וְאִם־פָּרוֹחַ תִּפְרַח הַצָּרַעַת בָּעוֹר
To break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish · leprosy · skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
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פָּרַחH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
Pronunciationpāraḥ
Movement from botanical emergence (budding/blooming) to expansive spread, with flying as the characteristic mode of rapid dispersal
Open lexicon entry →צָרַעַתH6883leprosy
עוֹרH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide , leather
Pronunciationʿwōr
Skin as the vulnerable, exposed boundary of the body; extends to hides stripped and processed into leather
Open lexicon entry →What does וְאִם־פָּרוֹחַ תִּפְרַח הַצָּרַעַת בָּעוֹר (wĕʾim-pārōaḥ tip̄raḥ haṣṣāraʿaṯ bāʿôr) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַח · צָרַעַת · עוֹר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish".
Full entry for וְאִם־פָּרוֹחַ תִּפְרַח הַצָּרַעַת בָּעוֹר (H6524, H6883, H5785) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6524, H6883, H5785?
H6524, H6883, H5785 is connected to 170 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
Source Gloss
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
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 groups2Aligned forms25
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense21×
ImperfectHos 14:6 · Num 17:20 · Ps 72:7 · Ps 92:13 · Hab 3:17 · Isa 35:2 · Lev 13:12 · Isa 66:14 · Prov 11:289×
PerfectEzek 7:10 · Lev 13:39 · Num 17:23 · Lev 13:20 · Lev 13:25 · Song 7:136×
Participle activeExod 9:9 · Exod 9:10 · Lev 13:42 · Lev 13:574×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 35:2 · Lev 13:122×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
ImperfectJob 14:9 · Prov 14:11 · Isa 17:11 · Ps 92:144×
Word Origins
וְאִם־פָּרוֹחַ תִּפְרַח הַצָּרַעַת בָּעוֹר is a primitive root - no further derivation.