Hebrew · H6566, G1614 · unreviewed

פֹּרֵשׂ

To break apart, disperse , etc. · to extend

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פָּרַשׂ H6566 to break apart, disperse , etc.

Pronunciation pāraś

Breaking apart or dispersing with forceful physical separation, often implying violent or complete scattering.

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ἐκτείνω G1614 to extend

Pronunciation ekteínō

Stretch out or extend a limb or object, often in gesture of healing, blessing, or reaching toward someone.

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What does פֹּרֵשׂ (pores) mean in the Bible?

פָּרַשׂ · ἐκτείνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to stretch out, spread, or lay out".

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Meaning

to stretch out, spread, or lay out

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 24×

Participle active 1Kgs 8:7 · 2Chr 3:13 · 2Chr 5:8 · Exod 25:20 · Exod 37:9 · Lam 4:4 · Prov 29:5 7×

Perfect Job 36:30 · Lam 1:10 · Lam 1:13 · Ps 105:39 · Isa 33:23 · Ps 140:6 · Prov 31:20 7×

Imperfect Deut 32:11 · Job 39:26 · Prov 13:16 · Exod 9:29 · Hos 7:12 · Num 4:7 · Num 4:11 7×

Participle passive 1Kgs 8:54 · Hos 5:1 · Joel 2:2 3×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 6×

Perfect Isa 65:2 · Ps 143:6 · Zech 2:10 · Lam 1:17 4×

Imperfect Isa 25:11 · Jer 4:31 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×

Imperfect Ezek 17:21 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 31 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 11 Imperfect 10 Participle 7 Participle passive 3

Stem

Qal 24 Piel 6 Niphal 1

Mood

Indicative 11 Indicative/jussive 8 Indicative/cohortative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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