What does פָּשָׂה mean in the Bible?
פָּשָׂה is a Hebrew word meaning "to spread".
Hebrew · H6581
פָּשָׂה
To spread
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פָּשָׂה H6581
What does פָּשָׂה mean in the Bible?
פָּשָׂה is a Hebrew word meaning "to spread".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6581?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spread (9), has spread (5), . . . (4), spreads further (2), it has spread further (1).
Where does פָּשָׂה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (22).
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 9× Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
has spread 5× Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:36, Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 14:39
. . . 4× Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:22, Leviticus 13:27, Leviticus 13:35
spreads further 2× Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:35
it has spread further 1× Leviticus 13:27
it spreads any further 1× Leviticus 13:22
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:5 פָשָׂ֥ה to spread Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 13:6 פָשָׂ֥ה to spread Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 13:7 פָּשֹׂ֨ה to spreads further Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Leviticus 13:7 תִפְשֶׂ֤ה to . . . Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 13:8 פָּשְׂתָ֥ה to has spread Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 13:22 פָּשֹׂ֥ה to it spreads any further Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Leviticus 13:22 תִפְשֶׂ֖ה to . . . Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 13:23 פָשָׂ֔תָה to spread Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 13:27 פָּשֹׂ֤ה to it has spread further Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Leviticus 13:27 תִפְשֶׂה֙ to . . . Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:5
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 1
Leviticus 22
Source forms
פָשָׂ֤ה 3x p̄ā·śāh Leviticus 13:34, Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 14:48
פָּשָׂ֥ה 3x pā·śāh Leviticus 13:36, Leviticus 14:39, Leviticus 14:44
פָשָׂ֥ה 2x p̄ā·śāh Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6
פָשָׂ֣ה 2x p̄ā·śāh Leviticus 13:32, Leviticus 13:53
פָּשֹׂ֥ה 2x pā·śōh Leviticus 13:22, Leviticus 13:35
יִפְשֶׂ֛ה 1x yip̄·śeh Leviticus 13:35
פָשָׂ֔ה 1x p̄ā·śāh Leviticus 13:55
פָּשֹׂ֨ה 1x pā·śōh Leviticus 13:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 11x Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:32, Leviticus 13:34
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 4x Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:22, Leviticus 13:27, Leviticus 13:35
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 3x Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:22, Leviticus 13:27
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 3x Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 13:35
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to spread
Source Gloss
to spread
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to spread BDB: spread Usage: spread.
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 1 Aligned forms 22
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 22×
Perfect Lev 13:5 · Lev 13:6 · Lev 13:32 · Lev 13:34 · Lev 13:36 · Lev 13:51 · Lev 13:53 · Lev 13:55 · Lev 14:39 · Lev 14:44 · Lev 14:48 · Lev 13:8 · Lev 13:23 · Lev 13:28 14×
Infinitive absolute Lev 13:7 · Lev 13:22 · Lev 13:27 · Lev 13:35 4×
Imperfect Lev 13:7 · Lev 13:22 · Lev 13:27 · Lev 13:35 4×
Word Origins
פָּשָׂה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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