The meaning of “פְּרָת”
Understanding Pᵉrâth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Euphrates. - § Euphrates = "fruitfulness" - Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East 1) the largest and longest rive...
פְּרָת
Euphrates. - § Euphrates = "fruitfulness" - Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East 1) the largest and longest river of western Asia; rises from two chief sources in the Armenian mountains and flows into the Persian Gulf
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:18 | “In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:” Word: פְּרָת (Pᵉrâth) | |
| Deuteronomy 11:24 | “Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.” Word: פְּרָת (Pᵉrâth) | |
| Joshua 1:4 | “From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.” Word: פְּרָת (Pᵉrâth) | |
| 2 Samuel 8:3 | “David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.” Word: פְּרָת (Pᵉrâth) | |
| 2 Kings 24:7 | “And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.” Word: פְּרָת (Pᵉrâth) |
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