הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי

𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤍𐤉

hapireatoni

the Pirathonite

or פִּרְעָתֹנִי; patrial from פִּרְעָתוֹן; a Pirathonite or inhabitant of Pirathon; Pirathonite.

H6553

Judges 12:13 · Word #8

Lexicon H6553

Lemmaפִּרְעָתוֹנִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤍𐤉
TransliterationPirʻâthôwnîy
Strong'sH6553
In-contextthe Pirathonite

Morphology HTd/Ngmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin)
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6553-01

the man of Loosening-town

Rootפרע (p-r-ʿ)
Core Meaningsto let loose, let go, leave unrestrained, uncover, disorder
Semantic Rangea native of Pirathon; a member of a specific clan or locality within Ephraim; used as an identifying epithet for individuals
Conceptual SignificanceGentilic identifiers anchor individuals within Israel’s tribal and geographic structure. By preserving the root nuance of "loosening," the name subtly reflects the Hebrew tendency to embed meaning in place names, even when functioning primarily as a geographic designation.
Morphological NotesDefinite article (הַ) + gentilic noun, masculine singular absolute; functions as a demonym meaning "inhabitant of Pirathon."
Rendering RationaleThe term is a masculine singular gentilic with the definite article, referring to a male inhabitant of Pirathon. Pirathon is likely derived from the root פרע ("to let loose, leave unrestrained"), so "Loosening-town" preserves the root sense while "the man of" reflects the masculine singular gentilic form with the article.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root פרע (to let loose, let go, leave unrestrained, uncover, disorder)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
biferoa when letting loose
efera I will let loose
H6544-01 farua a loosed man

Word Usage (5 occurrences of H6553)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Judges 12:13 הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי hapireatoni the Pirathonite
Judges 12:15 הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י hapireatoni the Pirathonite
2 Samuel 23:30 פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י pireatoni the Pirathonite