What does פָּרַשׂ · כָּנָף · מַעַל mean in the Bible?
פָּרַשׂ · כָּנָף · מַעַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "spreading wings upward".
Hebrew · H6566, H3671, H4605
פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה
To break apart, disperse , etc. · an edge or extremity ; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing , (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap , (of the earth) a quarter , (of a building) a pinnacle · properly,the upper part , used only adverbially with prefix upward , above , overhead , from the top , etc.
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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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כָּנָף H3671 an edge or extremity ; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing , (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap , (of the earth) a quarter , (of a building) a pinnacle
Pronunciation kānāp
Extremity or protective edge; metaphorically divine protection ("shadow of your wings") and vulnerable exposure.
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מַעַל H4605 properly,the upper part , used only adverbially with prefix upward , above , overhead , from the top , etc.
What does פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה (porsei kenafayim lemaalah) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַשׂ · כָּנָף · מַעַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "spreading wings upward".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6566, H3671, H4605?
H6566, H3671, H4605 is connected to 318 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. spreading wings upward
Source Gloss
spreading wings upward
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 3 Aligned forms 31
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×
Word Origins
פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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