What does פָּרַם mean in the Bible?
פָּרַם is a Hebrew word meaning "to tear".
Hebrew · H6533
פָּרַם
To tear
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פָּרַם H6533
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 tear 1× Leviticus 21:10
tear 1× Leviticus 10:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 10:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Leviticus 3
Source forms
יִפְרֹֽם׃ 1x yip̄·rōm Leviticus 21:10
פְרֻמִים֙ 1x p̄ə·ru·mîm Leviticus 13:45
תִפְרֹ֙מוּ֙ 1x ṯip̄·rō·mū Leviticus 10:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Leviticus 10:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 21:10
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 1x Leviticus 13:45
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to tear
Source Gloss
to tear
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Imperfect Lev 10:6 · Lev 21:10 2×
Participle passive Lev 13:45 1×
Word Origins
פָּרַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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