Strong's Lexicon

H6288

H6288 — פְּאוֹרָה פּוֹרָאה פּוּארָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewp'orahnoun femOccurrences: 8TWOT: 1727a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6288
Word:פְּאוֹרָה פּוֹרָאה פּוּארָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H6286
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:8
Transliteration:p'orah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:peh-o-raw' (or pora'h {po-raw'} or pu'rah {poo-raw'};) n-f.
Meaning:1. (properly) ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green
KJV Renderings:bough, branch, sprig.

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BDB6508

[פּאֹרָה] noun feminine bough; — plural, all in figurative: of vine, absolute פּאֹרוֺת Ezek 17:6 ( Baer פֹּראֹות); of cedar, suffix פּאֹרֹתוֺ Ezek 31:5 ( Kt ; יָ֯ו Qr ); פּאֹרֹתָיו Ezek 31:6, פֹּראֹתָיו Ezek 31:8 Ezek 31:12 Ezek 31:13.


BDB6509

פארה Kt ., פּוּרָה Qr noun feminine collective boughs Isa 10:33 ( van d. H. Baer פֻּארָה).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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