What does פְּשַׁר (pĕšar) mean in the Bible?
פְּשַׁר (pĕšar): Interpretation of dreams, visions, and mysterious signs; distinctly applies to revealing hidden divine meaning
Hebrew · H6591
פְּשַׁר
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פְּשַׁר H6591
Pronunciation pĕšar
What does פְּשַׁר (pĕšar) mean in the Bible?
פְּשַׁר (pĕšar): Interpretation of dreams, visions, and mysterious signs; distinctly applies to revealing hidden divine meaning
Full entry for פְּשַׁר (H6591) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6591?
The BSB source-word alignment has 31 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the interpretation (9), and its interpretation (5), its interpretation (4), and interpret it (2), interpret it (2).
Where does פְּשַׁר (pĕšar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (31).
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 the interpretation 9× Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:24
and its interpretation 5× Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 4:19
its interpretation 4× Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:36, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16
and interpret it 2× Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:17
interpret it 2× Daniel 4:7, Daniel 4:18
is the interpretation 2× Daniel 4:24, Daniel 5:26
and their interpretation 1× Daniel 4:9
as well as its interpretation 1× Daniel 2:26
interpret 1× Daniel 4:6
interpretation 1× Daniel 5:15
or interpret it 1× Daniel 5:8
or its interpretation 1× Daniel 4:19
to give interpretations 1× Daniel 5:16
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Daniel 2:4 וּפִשְׁרָ֥א to the interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:5 וּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּ to and its interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 2:6 וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ to and its interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 2:6 וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ to and its interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 2:7 וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה to the interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:9 פִשְׁרֵ֖הּ to its interpretation Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 2:16 וּפִשְׁרָ֖א to the interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:24 וּפִשְׁרָ֖א to the interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:25 פִשְׁרָ֖א to the interpretation Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:26 וּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃ to as well as its interpretation Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:4
Aligned rows 31
Books represented 1
Daniel 31
Source forms
וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ 5x ū·p̄iš·rêh Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:36, Daniel 4:7, Daniel 4:9
וּפִשְׁרָ֖א 3x ū·p̄iš·rā Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 5:17
וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ 3x ū·p̄iš·rêh Daniel 2:6, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16
וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה 2x ū·p̄iš·rāh Daniel 2:7, Daniel 5:12
פְּשַֽׁר־ 2x pə·šar- Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:26
פִשְׁרָ֖א 2x p̄iš·rā Daniel 2:25, Daniel 4:24
וּפְשַׁ֥ר 1x ū·p̄ə·šar Daniel 7:16
וּפִשְׁרֵא֙ 1x ū·p̄iš·rê Daniel 4:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 13x Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:26, Daniel 2:36
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 6x Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:24
Noun - masculine singular determinate 4x Daniel 2:25, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 4:24
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Daniel 4:6, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:26
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 4:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 7:16
Noun - masculine plural 1x Daniel 5:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Interpretation of dreams, visions, and mysterious signs; distinctly applies to revealing hidden divine meaning
Source Gloss
an interpretation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Interpretation of dreams, visions, and mysterious signs; distinctly applies to revealing hidden divine meaning
an interpretation BDB: interpretation Usage: interpretation.
Word Origins
פְּשַׁר is built from this root:
פְּשַׁר H6590
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