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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פָּרַשׂ H6566
Pronunciation pāraś
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 It spread 6× Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:13, Ruth 3:9, 2 Samuel 17:19
spread out 5× 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:54, 2 Chronicles 6:13, Ezra 9:5
He spread 3× Deuteronomy 32:11, Psalms 105:39, Lamentations 1:13
I will spread 3× Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
they are to spread 3× Numbers 4:7, Numbers 4:11, Numbers 4:14
. . . 2× 2 Chronicles 3:13, Lamentations 1:10
and spread 2× 2 Kings 8:15, Job 39:26
and spread it out 2× 2 Kings 19:14, Isaiah 37:14
and spread out 2× Exodus 9:33, 2 Chronicles 6:12
and spreading out 2× 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29
that spread 2× Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9
and lift up 1× Job 11:13
and spreads 1× Jeremiah 48:40
And they shall spread 1× Numbers 4:8
And they shall spread out 1× Deuteronomy 22:17
and those who spread 1× Isaiah 19:8
are spread 1× Psalms 140:5
But I will spread 1× Ezekiel 12:13
displays 1× Proverbs 13:16
He scatters 1× Job 36:30
He will spread out 1× Isaiah 25:11
I have held out 1× Isaiah 65:2
I have scattered 1× Zechariah 2:6
I stretch out 1× Psalms 143:6
I will spread out 1× Exodus 9:29
one gives them any 1× Lamentations 4:4
or spread 1× Isaiah 33:23
or spread out 1× Psalms 44:20
overspreading 1× Joel 2:2
scattered 1× Psalms 68:14
She opens 1× Proverbs 31:20
So I spread 1× Ezekiel 16:8
So they spread out 1× Judges 8:25
spreading 1× Jeremiah 49:22
spreads 1× Proverbs 29:5
spreads [his arms] 1× Isaiah 25:11
stretches out 1× Lamentations 1:17
stretching out 1× Jeremiah 4:31
that spread [their wings] 1× 1 Chronicles 28:18
Then he spread 1× Exodus 40:19
They spread 1× Ezekiel 19:8
were spread out 1× 1 Kings 6:27
When you spread out 1× Isaiah 1:15
which He unrolled 1× Ezekiel 2:10
will be scattered 1× Ezekiel 17:21
You chop them up 1× Micah 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:29 אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ to I will spread out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Exodus 9:33 וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ to and spread out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 25:20 פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י to that spread Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Exodus 37:9 פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י to that spread Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Exodus 40:19 וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ to Then he spread Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 4:6 וּפָרְשׂ֧וּ to spread Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Numbers 4:7 יִפְרְשׂוּ֮ to they are to spread Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 4:8 וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ to And they shall spread Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Numbers 4:11 יִפְרְשׂוּ֙ to they are to spread Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Numbers 4:13 וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ to spread Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
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First aligned row Exodus 9:29
Aligned rows 67
Books represented 22
Exodus 5 Numbers 6 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 1 Ruth 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 5 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 5 Ezra 1 Job 3 Psalms 5 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 4 Ezekiel 7 Hosea 2 Joel 1 Micah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ 4x way·yip̄·rōś Exodus 9:33, 1 Kings 8:22, 2 Kings 8:15, 2 Chronicles 6:13
וּפָרַ֥שׂ 3x ū·p̄ā·raś 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29, Jeremiah 48:40
וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ 3x ū·p̄ā·rə·śū Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:13, Numbers 4:14
וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י 3x ū·p̄ā·raś·tî Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3
וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ 2x way·yip̄·rōś Exodus 40:19, Ezekiel 2:10
וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ 2x way·yip̄·rə·śê·hū 2 Kings 19:14, Isaiah 37:14
פָּרַ֣שׂ 2x pā·raś Job 36:30, Psalms 105:39
פָּ֣רְשׂוּ 2x pā·rə·śū Psalms 140:5, Isaiah 33:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 7x Exodus 9:33, Exodus 40:19, 1 Kings 8:22, 2 Kings 8:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 6x Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:8, Numbers 4:13, Numbers 4:14
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 4x Job 36:30, Psalms 105:39, Lamentations 1:10, Lamentations 1:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 3x Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 3x 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:29, Jeremiah 48:40
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Judges 8:25, 1 Kings 6:27, Ezekiel 19:8
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular 3x Psalms 143:6, Isaiah 65:2, Zechariah 2:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 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's H6566
Lexical occurrences 67 verses Word forms 3 forms 31 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 29:5 Source Gloss
to break apart, disperse , etc.
Extended definition Source: 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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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×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
spreading or laying out words as a snare or trap
Showing 1 selected witness from 67 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פָּרַשׂ 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