What does פָּרָשׁ (pārāš) mean in the Bible?
פָּרָשׁ (pārāš): Separation through distinction: to divide, specify, or declare something clearly separate from what surrounds it.
Hebrew · H6567
פָּרָשׁ
To separate , literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound
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פָּרָשׁ H6567
Pronunciation pārāš
What does פָּרָשׁ (pārāš) mean in the Bible?
פָּרָשׁ (pārāš): Separation through distinction: to divide, specify, or declare something clearly separate from what surrounds it.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6567?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and stings (1), declared (1), explaining it (1), his scattered (1), should be made clear (1).
Where does פָּרָשׁ (pārāš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 24:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (1), Leviticus (1), Nehemiah (1), Numbers (1).
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 and stings 1× Proverbs 23:32
declared 1× Numbers 15:34
explaining it 1× Nehemiah 8:8
his scattered 1× Ezekiel 34:12
should be made clear 1× Leviticus 24:12
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 24:12 לִפְרֹ֥שׁ to should be made clear Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Numbers 15:34 פֹרַ֔שׁ to declared Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular Nehemiah 8:8 מְפֹרָ֑שׁ to explaining it Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Proverbs 23:32 יַפְרִֽשׁ׃ to and stings Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Ezekiel 34:12 נִפְרָשׁ֔וֹת to his scattered Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 24:12
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Nehemiah 1 Proverbs 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
יַפְרִֽשׁ׃ 1x yap̄·riš Proverbs 23:32
לִפְרֹ֥שׁ 1x lip̄·rōš Leviticus 24:12
מְפֹרָ֑שׁ 1x mə·p̄ō·rāš Nehemiah 8:8
נִפְרָשׁ֔וֹת 1x nip̄·rā·šō·wṯ Ezekiel 34:12
פֹרַ֔שׁ 1x p̄ō·raš Numbers 15:34
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Leviticus 24:12
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 23:32
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural 1x Ezekiel 34:12
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 8:8
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Numbers 15:34
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Separation through distinction: to divide, specify, or declare something clearly separate from what surrounds it.
Source Gloss
to separate , literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Separation through distinction: to divide, specify, or declare something clearly separate from what surrounds it.
to separate, literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound BDB: make distinct Usage: scatter, declare, distinctly, shew, sting.
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 4
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle passive Ezek 34:12 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Participle passive Neh 8:8 1×
Perfect Num 15:34 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Prov 23:32 1×
Word Origins
פָּרָשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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