What does פָּרַס (pāras) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַס (pāras): Breaking apart into portions for distribution; non-violent separation emphasizing the dispersal or apportionment of parts.
Hebrew · H6536
פָּרַס
To break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split , distribute
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פָּרַס H6536
Pronunciation pāras
What does פָּרַס (pāras) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַס (pāras): Breaking apart into portions for distribution; non-violent separation emphasizing the dispersal or apportionment of parts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6536?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have a divided (4), completely divided (2), - (1), . . . (1), and hooves (1).
Where does פָּרַס (pāras) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (7), Deuteronomy (4), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (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 have a divided 4× Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:5, Leviticus 11:6, Deuteronomy 14:7
completely divided 2× Leviticus 11:7, Leviticus 11:26
- 1× Leviticus 11:3
. . . 1× Deuteronomy 14:6
and hooves 1× Psalms 69:31
has a divided 1× Deuteronomy 14:8
or [only] have a divided 1× Leviticus 11:4
or have a completely divided 1× Deuteronomy 14:7
to share 1× Isaiah 58:7
will be offered 1× Jeremiah 16:7
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:3 מַפְרֶ֣סֶת to - Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Leviticus 11:4 וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖י to or [only] have a divided Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct Leviticus 11:4 מַפְרִ֔יס to have a divided Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 11:5 יַפְרִ֑יס to have a divided Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 11:6 הִפְרִ֑יסָה to have a divided Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 11:7 מַפְרִ֨יס to completely divided Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Leviticus 11:26 מַפְרֶ֨סֶת to completely divided Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:6 מַפְרֶ֣סֶת to . . . Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 14:7 וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥י to or have a completely divided Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct Deuteronomy 14:7 הִפְרִ֔יסוּ to have a divided Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:3
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Leviticus 7 Deuteronomy 4 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
מַפְרִ֨יס 2x map̄·rîs Leviticus 11:7, Deuteronomy 14:8
מַפְרֶ֣סֶת 2x map̄·re·seṯ Leviticus 11:3, Deuteronomy 14:6
הִפְרִ֑יסָה 1x hip̄·rî·sāh Leviticus 11:6
הִפְרִ֔יסוּ 1x hip̄·rî·sū Deuteronomy 14:7
וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖י 1x ū·mim·map̄·rî·sê Leviticus 11:4
וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥י 1x ū·mim·map̄·rî·sê Deuteronomy 14:7
יַפְרִ֑יס 1x yap̄·rîs Leviticus 11:5
יִפְרְס֥וּ 1x yip̄·rə·sū Jeremiah 16:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:7, Psalms 69:31
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:26
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct 1x Deuteronomy 14:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct 1x Leviticus 11:4
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 11:5
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 14:6
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 14:8
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Deuteronomy 14:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Breaking apart into portions for distribution; non-violent separation emphasizing the dispersal or apportionment of parts.
Strong's H6536
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Word forms 2 forms 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 58:1-7 Source Gloss
to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split , distribute
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Breaking apart into portions for distribution; non-violent separation emphasizing the dispersal or apportionment of parts.
to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute BDB: break Usage: deal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 12
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 10×
Participle active Deut 14:6 · Deut 14:8 · Lev 11:3 · Lev 11:4 · Lev 11:7 · Lev 11:26 · Ps 69:32 7×
Perfect Deut 14:7 · Lev 11:6 2×
Imperfect Lev 11:5 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Infinitive absolute Isa 58:7 1×
Imperfect Jer 16:7 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
to distribute or share bread with the hungry, metaphorical breaking for charitable distribution
Showing 1 selected witness from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פָּרַס is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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