Strong's Lexicon

H6473

H6473 — פָּעַר

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

Hebrewpa`arverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1794

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6473
Word:פָּעַר
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:pa`ar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:paw-ar'
Meaning:1. to yawn, i.e. open wide (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:gape, open (wide).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6720

[פָּעַר] verb open wide (the mouth) (Late Hebrew rarely = Biblical Hebrew, usually open bowels, go to stool; compare Jewish-Aramaic פְּעַר; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4269] and Syriac [untranscribed source text 4270] = Biblical Hebrew, [untranscribed source text 4271] chasm); —

Qal Perfect of voracious greed, figurative 3 feminine singular וּפָֽעֲרָה פִּיהָ Isa 5:14 (of Sheôl), 3 plural פָּֽעֲרוּ עָלַי בְּפִיהֶם (Ges«GKC:119q»§ 119q) Job 16:10 of eager desire (good sense), פִּיהֶם פָּֽעֲרוּ Job 29:23, פִּיפָֿעַרְתִּי Ps 119:131 .


Other Resources

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

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