What does פָּרַשׂ (pāraś) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַשׂ (pāraś): Breaking apart or dispersing with forceful physical separation, often implying violent or complete scattering.
Hebrew · H6566
פָּרַשׂ
To break apart, disperse , etc.
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פָּרַשׂH6566
Pronunciationpāraś
What does פָּרַשׂ (pāraś) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַשׂ (pāraś): Breaking apart or dispersing with forceful physical separation, often implying violent or complete scattering.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6566?
The BSB source-word alignment has 67 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spread (6), spread out (5), He spread (3), I will spread (3), they are to spread (3).
Where does פָּרַשׂ (pāraś) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (7), Isaiah (7), Numbers (6), 1 Kings (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itspread6×Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:13, Ruth 3:9, 2 Samuel 17:19
spread out5×1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:54, 2 Chronicles 6:13, Ezra 9:5
He spread3×Deuteronomy 32:11, Psalms 105:39, Lamentations 1:13
I will spread3×Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
they are to spread3×Numbers 4:7, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:14
. . .2×2 Chronicles 3:13, Lamentations 1:10
and spread2×2 Kings 8:15, Job 39:26
and spread it out2×2 Kings 19:14, Isaiah 37:14
and spread out2×Exodus 9:33, 2 Chronicles 6:12
and spreading out2×1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29
that spread2×Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9
and lift up1×Job 11:13
and spreads1×Jeremiah 48:40
And they shall spread1×Numbers 4:8
And they shall spread out1×Deuteronomy 22:17
and those who spread1×Isaiah 19:8
are spread1×Psalms 140:5
But I will spread1×Ezekiel 12:13
displays1×Proverbs 13:16
He scatters1×Job 36:30
He will spread out1×Isaiah 25:11
I have held out1×Isaiah 65:2
I have scattered1×Zechariah 2:6
I stretch out1×Psalms 143:6
I will spread out1×Exodus 9:29
one gives them any1×Lamentations 4:4
or spread1×Isaiah 33:23
or spread out1×Psalms 44:20
overspreading1×Joel 2:2
scattered1×Psalms 68:14
She opens1×Proverbs 31:20
So I spread1×Ezekiel 16:8
So they spread out1×Judges 8:25
spreading1×Jeremiah 49:22
spreads1×Proverbs 29:5
spreads [his arms]1×Isaiah 25:11
stretches out1×Lamentations 1:17
stretching out1×Jeremiah 4:31
that spread [their wings]1×1 Chronicles 28:18
Then he spread1×Exodus 40:19
They spread1×Ezekiel 19:8
were spread out1×1 Kings 6:27
When you spread out1×Isaiah 1:15
which He unrolled1×Ezekiel 2:10
will be scattered1×Ezekiel 17:21
You chop them up1×Micah 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:29אֶפְרֹ֥שׂtoI will spread outVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularExodus 9:33וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂtoand spread outConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularExodus 25:20פֹּרְשֵׂ֨יtothat spreadVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructExodus 37:9פֹּרְשֵׂ֨יtothat spreadVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructExodus 40:19וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂtoThen he spreadConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularNumbers 4:6וּפָרְשׂ֧וּtospreadConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralNumbers 4:7יִפְרְשׂוּ֮tothey are to spreadVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralNumbers 4:8וּפָרְשׂ֣וּtoAnd they shall spreadConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralNumbers 4:11יִפְרְשׂוּ֙tothey are to spreadVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralNumbers 4:13וּפָרְשׂ֣וּtospreadConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 9:29
Aligned rows67
Books represented22
Exodus5Numbers6Deuteronomy2Judges1Ruth12 Samuel11 Kings52 Kings21 Chronicles12 Chronicles5Ezra1Job3Psalms5Proverbs3Isaiah7Jeremiah3Lamentations4Ezekiel7Hosea2Joel1Micah1Zechariah1
Source forms
וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ4xway·yip̄·rōśExodus 9:33, 1 Kings 8:22, 2 Kings 8:15, 2 Chronicles 6:13
וּפָרַ֥שׂ3xū·p̄ā·raś1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29, Jeremiah 48:40
וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ3xū·p̄ā·rə·śūNumbers 4:8, Numbers 4:13, Numbers 4:14
וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י3xū·p̄ā·raś·tîEzekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3
וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ2xway·yip̄·rōśExodus 40:19, Ezekiel 2:10
וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ2xway·yip̄·rə·śê·hū2 Kings 19:14, Isaiah 37:14
פָּרַ֣שׂ2xpā·raśJob 36:30, Psalms 105:39
פָּ֣רְשׂוּ2xpā·rə·śūPsalms 140:5, Isaiah 33:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular7xExodus 9:33, Exodus 40:19, 1 Kings 8:22, 2 Kings 8:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural6xNumbers 4:6, Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:13, Numbers 4:14
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular4xJob 36:30, Psalms 105:39, Lamentations 1:10, Lamentations 1:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular3xEzekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular3x1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29, Jeremiah 48:40
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural3xJudges 8:25, 1 Kings 6:27, Ezekiel 19:8
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular3xPsalms 143:6, Isaiah 65:2, Zechariah 2:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3xDeuteronomy 32:11, Job 39:26, Proverbs 13:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Breaking apart or dispersing with forceful physical separation, often implying violent or complete scattering.
Strong'sH6566
Lexical occurrences67 versesWord forms3 forms31 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkProverbs 29:5Source Gloss
to break apart, disperse , etc.
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Breaking apart or dispersing with forceful physical separation, often implying violent or complete scattering.
to break apart, disperse, etc. BDB: spread out Usage: break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
Grammatical Forms
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This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms31
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense24×
Participle active1Kgs 8:7 · 2Chr 3:13 · 2Chr 5:8 · Exod 25:20 · Exod 37:9 · Lam 4:4 · Prov 29:57×
PerfectJob 36:30 · Lam 1:10 · Lam 1:13 · Ps 105:39 · Isa 33:23 · Ps 140:6 · Prov 31:207×
ImperfectDeut 32:11 · Job 39:26 · Prov 13:16 · Exod 9:29 · Hos 7:12 · Num 4:7 · Num 4:117×
Participle passive1Kgs 8:54 · Hos 5:1 · Joel 2:23×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action6×
PerfectIsa 65:2 · Ps 143:6 · Zech 2:10 · Lam 1:174×
ImperfectIsa 25:11 · Jer 4:312×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
ImperfectEzek 17:211×
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Biblical Witnesses
spreading or laying out words as a snare or trap
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Word Origins
פָּרַשׂ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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