What does פָּרַם mean in the Bible?
פָּרַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to tear".
Hebrew · H6533
פָּרַם
To tear
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פָּרַםH6533
What does פָּרַם mean in the Bible?
פָּרַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to tear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6533?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), or tear (1), tear (1).
Where does פָּרַם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 10:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3).
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. . .1×Leviticus 13:45
or tear1×Leviticus 21:10
tear1×Leviticus 10:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 10:6
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Leviticus3
Source forms
יִפְרֹֽם׃1xyip̄·rōmLeviticus 21:10
פְרֻמִים֙1xp̄ə·ru·mîmLeviticus 13:45
תִפְרֹ֙מוּ֙1xṯip̄·rō·mūLeviticus 10:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural1xLeviticus 10:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xLeviticus 21:10
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural1xLeviticus 13:45
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to tear
Source Gloss
to tear
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to tear BDB: tear Usage: rend.
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 groups1Aligned forms3
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
ImperfectLev 10:6 · Lev 21:102×
Participle passiveLev 13:451×
Word Origins
פָּרַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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