What does אֶפְרֹחַ mean in the Bible?
אֶפְרֹחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "the brood of a bird".
Hebrew · H667
אֶפְרֹחַ
The brood of a bird
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אֶפְרֹחַ H667
What does אֶפְרֹחַ mean in the Bible?
אֶפְרֹחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "the brood of a bird".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H667?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include her young (1), His young ones (1), the chicks (1), with chicks (1).
Where does אֶפְרֹחַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 22:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Job (1), Psalms (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 her young 1× Psalms 84:3
His young ones 1× Job 39:30
the chicks 1× Deuteronomy 22:6
with chicks 1× Deuteronomy 22:6
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 22:6 אֶפְרֹחִים֙ to with chicks Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 22:6 הָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔ים to the chicks Article | Noun - masculine plural Job 39:30 וְאֶפְרֹחוֹ to His young ones Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 84:3 אֶפְרֹ֫חֶ֥יהָ to her young Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 22:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 2 Job 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
אֶפְרֹ֫חֶ֥יהָ 1x ’ep̄·rō·ḥe·hā Psalms 84:3
אֶפְרֹחִים֙ 1x ’ep̄·rō·ḥîm Deuteronomy 22:6
הָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔ים 1x hā·’ep̄·rō·ḥîm Deuteronomy 22:6
וְאֶפְרֹחוֹ 1x wə·ʾɛp̄·rō·ḥō Job 39:30
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 22:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 39:30
Noun - masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 22:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 84:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the brood of a bird
Source Gloss
the brood of a bird
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the brood of a bird BDB: young one Usage: young (one).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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