The meaning of “פְּאֹרָה”
Understanding pᵉʼôrâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or פֹּרָאה pôrâʼh (po-raw'); or פֻּארָה puʼrâh (poo-raw'); from פָּאַר bough, branch, sprig. - properly, ornamentation, ...
פְּאֹרָה
or פֹּרָאה pôrâʼh (po-raw'); or פֻּארָה puʼrâh (poo-raw'); from פָּאַר bough, branch, sprig. - properly, ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green 1) bough, branch, shoot
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 10:33 | “Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.” Word: פְּאֹרָה (pᵉʼôrâh) | |
| Ezekiel 31:8 | “The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.” Word: פְּאֹרָה (pᵉʼôrâh) |
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