Strong's Lexicon

H6529

H6529 — פְּרִי

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

Hebrewpriynoun mascOccurrences: 119TWOT: 1809a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6529
Word:פְּרִי
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6509
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:119
Transliteration:priy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:per-ee'
Meaning:1. fruit (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:bough, ((first-)) fruit((-ful)), reward.

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פְּרִי119 noun masculine Hos 14:9 fruit; — absolute ׳ פ Hos 9:16 +, פֶּ֑רִי Jer 12:12 +; especially construct פְּרִי Gen 4:3 +; suffix פִּרְיִי Prov 8:19, פֶּרְיְךָ Hos 14:9, פִּרְיוֺ Gen 3:6 +, וּפֶרְיְכֶם Ezek 36:8, פְּרִיהֶם Amos 9:14, פִּרְיָם Lam 2:20 +, פִּרְיָמוֺ Ps 21:11, פְּרִיהֶן Jer 29:28, פִּרְיָן Jer 29:5, etc.; —

1. פְּרִי הָאֲרָמָה Gen 4:3 ( J ), fruit of the ground, of produce in general, so Deut 7:13 + 9 t. Deuteronomy + 3 t.; הָאֶרֶץ ׳ פ Num 13:20; Num 13:26; Num 13:27 ( J E ) + 5 t., compare Ezek 25:4 fruit of vineyard 2Kgs 19:29 = Isa 37:30; Zech 8:12; Isa 65:21; Song 8:11; Song 8:12, in figure Hos 10:11 + 5 t. + Ezek 17:14 (but strike out ᵐ5 Co and others); especially הָעֵץ ׳ פ Gen 3:2; Gen 3:3; Gen 3:6; Exod 10:15 (all J ) + 21 t., also, in figure, Amos 2:9; Hos 9:16 + 4 t. + Ezek 17:23 (read פּאֹרָה branches Co and others); of gardens Amos 9:14; Jer 29:5; Jer 29:28, figurative Song 4:12; Song 4:16 עֵץ פְּרִי is fruit-tree Gen 1:11; Ps 148:9, compare Eccl 2:5 אֶרֶץ פְּרִי Ps 107:34 פְּרִי תְּבוּאָךְ Ps 107:37 fruit of (consisting in) a crop; Ps 72:16 is dubious; Che Du interpret as 2; Bae proposes יִפְרוּ.
2. = offspring: fruit of womb (בֶּטֶן) Gen 30:2; Deut 7:13 + 9 t., compare Lam 2:20; Ps 21:11 of cattle (בְּהֵמָה) Deut 28:4; Deut 28:11; Deut 28:51; Deut 30:9 of serpent, figurative of power conquering Philistia Isa 14:29.
3. figurative of fruit of actions, i.e. their consequences: good Isa 3:10; Ps 58:12 bad Hos 10:13; Prov 1:31; Mic 7:13, of thoughts Jer 6:19 of result of removing sin Isa 27:9 result of labour (fruit of hands) Prov 31:16 ; Prov 31:31 product of works of ׳ י Ps 104:13 , of wisdom Prov 8:19 צְדָקָה ׳ פ Amos 6:12, compare צַדִּיק ׳ פ Prov 11:30 (read צֶדֶק ᵐ5 Hi Toy); of doings (i.e. course of life, or character) Jer 17:10; Jer 21:14; Jer 32:19 פִיאִֿישׁ ׳ פ i.e. speech Prov 12:14; Prov 13:2; Prov 18:20 fruit of arrogance Isa 10:12 is arrogant speech; fruit of tongue Prov 18:21 = consequences of speech.


I, II. פָּרָה see III. פרר . פֶּרֶה see פֶּרֶא .


[פֵּרָה], פֵּרוֺת Isa 2:20 see [ חֲפַרְפָּרָה ].


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גפרית (goph-reeth’)

Genesis 19:24

KJV: Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
EHCC: Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone

Job 18:15

KJV: It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
EHCC: drimstone ahall be scattered

Psalms 11:6

KJV: Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.an horrible…: or, a burning tempest
EHCC: rain snares, fire and brimstoar,

Isaiah 30:33

KJV: For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.of old: Heb. from yesterday
EHCC: like a stream of brimstone,

Isaiah 34:9

KJV: And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
EHCC: the dust thereof into brimstone,
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