What does פֹּרֶכֶת (pōreket) mean in the Bible?
פֹּרֶכֶת (pōreket): Separating veil between holy and most holy; marks boundary between human and divine realms
Hebrew · H6532
פֹּרֶכֶת
A separatrix , i.e. (the sacred) screen
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פֹּרֶכֶת H6532
Pronunciation pōreket
What does פֹּרֶכֶת (pōreket) mean in the Bible?
פֹּרֶכֶת (pōreket): Separating veil between holy and most holy; marks boundary between human and divine realms
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6532?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the veil (17), of the veil (4), a veil (1), and the veil (1), So the veil (1).
Where does פֹּרֶכֶת (pōreket) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (15), Leviticus (7), Numbers (2), 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 the veil 17× Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 36:35
of the veil 4× Exodus 30:6, Exodus 38:27, Exodus 40:26, Leviticus 4:17
a veil 1× Exodus 26:31
and the veil 1× Exodus 35:12
So the veil 1× Exodus 26:33
with the veil 1× Exodus 40:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:31 פָרֹ֗כֶת to a veil Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:33 הַפָּרֹכֶת֮ to the veil Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:33 לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת to the veil Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:33 הַפָּרֹ֙כֶת֙ to So the veil Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:35 לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת to the veil Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 27:21 לַפָּרֹ֜כֶת to the veil Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 30:6 הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת to of the veil Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 35:12 פָּרֹ֥כֶת to and the veil Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 36:35 הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת to the veil Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 38:27 הַפָּרֹ֑כֶת to of the veil Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:31
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 4
Exodus 15 Leviticus 7 Numbers 2 2 Chronicles 1
Source forms
הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת 3x hap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ Exodus 30:6, Exodus 36:35, 2 Chronicles 3:14
הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ 3x hap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:26, Leviticus 4:17
פָּרֹ֥כֶת 3x pā·rō·ḵeṯ Exodus 35:12, Exodus 39:34, Leviticus 4:6
לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת 2x lap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:35
לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת 2x lap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ Leviticus 16:2, Leviticus 16:15
לַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ 2x lap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ Exodus 40:22, Leviticus 16:12
פָּרֹ֣כֶת 2x pā·rō·ḵeṯ Exodus 40:21, Numbers 4:5
הַפָּרֹכֶת֮ 1x hap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ Exodus 26:33
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 10x Exodus 26:33, Exodus 30:6, Exodus 36:35, Exodus 38:27
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 8x Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:22
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Exodus 35:12, Exodus 39:34, Exodus 40:21, Leviticus 4:6
Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 26:31
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 24:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Separating veil between holy and most holy; marks boundary between human and divine realms
Source Gloss
a separatrix , i.e. (the sacred) screen
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Separating veil between holy and most holy; marks boundary between human and divine realms
a separatrix, i.e. (the sacred) screen BDB: curtain Usage: vail.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
sacred screen separating the holy place from the holy of holies
curtain marking boundary between accessible and most holy sanctuary spaces
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 25 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פֹּרֶכֶת 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