What does פֶּרַח (peraḥ) mean in the Bible?
פֶּרַח (peraḥ): Ornamental or structural bloom, often metaphorical of beauty, fragility, or ephemeral human life and glory
Hebrew · H6525
פֶּרַח
A calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom
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פֶּרַח H6525
Pronunciation peraḥ
What does פֶּרַח (peraḥ) mean in the Bible?
פֶּרַח (peraḥ): Ornamental or structural bloom, often metaphorical of beauty, fragility, or ephemeral human life and glory
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How does the BSB render H6525?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and petals (6), - (2), blossom (2), and the flower (1), and their blossoms (1).
Where does פֶּרַח (peraḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Isaiah (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 and petals 6× Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:17
- 2× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
blossom 2× 1 Kings 7:26, 2 Chronicles 4:5
and the flower 1× Nahum 1:4
and their blossoms 1× Isaiah 5:24
buds 1× Numbers 17:8
flowers 1× 1 Kings 7:49
its blossoms 1× Numbers 8:4
the flowers 1× 2 Chronicles 4:21
when the blossom 1× Isaiah 18:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:31 וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָ to and petals Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:33 וָפֶרַח֒ to and petals Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:33 וָפָ֑רַח to - Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:34 וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃ to and petals Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 37:17 וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָ to and petals Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 37:19 וָפֶרַח֒ to and petals Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 37:19 וָפָ֑רַח to - Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 37:20 וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃ to and petals Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 8:4 פִּרְחָ֖הּ to its blossoms Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 17:8 פֶ֙רַח֙ to buds Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:31
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 6
Exodus 8 Numbers 2 1 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 2 Isaiah 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
וְהַפֶּ֧רַח 2x wə·hap·pe·raḥ 1 Kings 7:49, 2 Chronicles 4:21
וָפֶרַח֒ 2x wā·p̄e·raḥ Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
וָפָ֑רַח 2x wā·p̄ā·raḥ Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָ 2x ū·p̄ə·rā·ḥe·hā Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃ 2x ū·p̄ə·rā·ḥe·hā Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:20
וּפֶ֥רַח 1x ū·p̄e·raḥ Nahum 1:4
וּפִרְחָ֖ם 1x ū·p̄ir·ḥām Isaiah 5:24
פֶ֙רַח֙ 1x p̄e·raḥ Numbers 17:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 4x Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:17, Exodus 37:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 7:49, 2 Chronicles 4:21
Noun - masculine singular 2x Numbers 17:8, Isaiah 18:5
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 1 Kings 7:26, 2 Chronicles 4:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Nahum 1:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 5:24
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Numbers 8:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ornamental or structural bloom, often metaphorical of beauty, fragility, or ephemeral human life and glory
Source Gloss
a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ornamental or structural bloom, often metaphorical of beauty, fragility, or ephemeral human life and glory
a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom BDB: bud Usage: blossom, bud, flower.
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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