What does פֶּרֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
פֶּרֶשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "excrement (as eliminated )".
Hebrew · H6569
פֶּרֶשׁ
Excrement (as eliminated )
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פֶּרֶשׁ H6569
What does פֶּרֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
פֶּרֶשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "excrement (as eliminated )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6569?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and dung (4), dung (1), its dung (1), the waste (1).
Where does פֶּרֶשׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Malachi (2), Exodus (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 dung 4× Exodus 29:14, Leviticus 4:11, Leviticus 8:17, Leviticus 16:27
dung 1× Malachi 2:3
its dung 1× Numbers 19:5
the waste 1× Malachi 2:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:14 פִּרְשׁ֔וֹ to and dung Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 4:11 וּפִרְשֽׁוֹ׃ to and dung Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:17 פִּרְשׁ֔וֹ to and dung Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 16:27 פִּרְשָֽׁם׃ to and dung Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 19:5 פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ to its dung Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Malachi 2:3 פֶ֙רֶשׁ֙ to dung Noun - masculine singular Malachi 2:3 פֶּ֖רֶשׁ to the waste Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:14
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Leviticus 3 Numbers 1 Malachi 2
Source forms
פִּרְשׁ֔וֹ 2x pir·šōw Exodus 29:14, Leviticus 8:17
וּפִרְשֽׁוֹ׃ 1x ū·p̄ir·šōw Leviticus 4:11
פֶ֙רֶשׁ֙ 1x p̄e·reš Malachi 2:3
פֶּ֖רֶשׁ 1x pe·reš Malachi 2:3
פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ 1x pir·šāh Numbers 19:5
פִּרְשָֽׁם׃ 1x pir·šām Leviticus 16:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 29:14, Leviticus 8:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 4:11
Noun - masculine singular 1x Malachi 2:3
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Malachi 2:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Numbers 19:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Leviticus 16:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. excrement (as eliminated )
Source Gloss
excrement (as eliminated )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
excrement (as eliminated) BDB: fæcal matter Usage: dung.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פֶּרֶשׁ is built from this root:
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