The meaning of “פָּרַד”
Understanding pârad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder. - to break thro...
פָּרַד
disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder. - to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself) 1) to separate, divide 1a) (Qal) to divide 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide, separate 1b2) to be divided, be separated 1c) (Piel) to be separated 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to divide, separate 1e2) to make a division, make a separation 1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 13:11 | “Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.” Word: פָּרַד (pârad) | |
| Judges 4:11 | “Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.” Word: פָּרַד (pârad) | |
| 2 Samuel 1:23 | “Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.” Word: פָּרַד (pârad) | |
| Nehemiah 4:19 | “And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.” Word: פָּרַד (pârad) | |
| Job 41:17 | “They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.” Word: פָּרַד (pârad) |
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