Hebrew · H6566, H3709 · unreviewed

פָּרַשׂ כַּפַּי

To break apart, disperse , etc. · the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

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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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כַּף H3709 the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

What does פָּרַשׂ כַּפַּי (pāraś kappay) mean in the Bible?

פָּרַשׂ · כַּף is a Hebrew word meaning "to spread out the hands in prayer, pleading, or appeal".

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Meaning

to spread out the hands in prayer, pleading, or appeal
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
Perfect Job 36:30 · Lam 1:10 · Lam 1:13 · Ps 105:39 · Isa 33:23 · Ps 140:6 · Prov 31:20
Imperfect Deut 32:11 · Job 39:26 · Prov 13:16 · Exod 9:29 · Hos 7:12 · Num 4:7 · Num 4:11
Participle passive 1Kgs 8:54 · Hos 5:1 · Joel 2:2
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Perfect Isa 65:2 · Ps 143:6 · Zech 2:10 · Lam 1:17
Imperfect Isa 25:11 · Jer 4:31
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Imperfect Ezek 17:21
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