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פִּרְעָתוֹנִי

𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤍𐤉

Pireatoni

H6553 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פרע to release, let go, be unrestrained

Definition

Demonymic term referring to an inhabitant or native of Pirathon, a specific locality; designates someone whose familial or ancestral origin is traced to this town. Used as a geographical identifier for individuals in narrative and genealogical contexts.

Semantic Range

inhabitant of Pirathon; native of Pirathon; person from Pirathon

Root / Etymology

Formed as a gentilic adjective from פִּרְעָתוֹן (Pirathon), a place name, with the gentilic suffix -ִי (i), meaning 'belonging to' or 'inhabitant of.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

פִּרְעָתוֹנִי occurs in genealogical or social designations, notably in reference to Benaiah (2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 27:14), one of David's elite warriors, marking his origin from Pirathon. The term is not an ethnic or tribal identifier, but a local one, in contrast to broader tribal terms such as Judahite or Ephraimite. Pirathon is located geographically in the territory later associated with Ephraim, though the precise historical borders and ethnic makeup of its inhabitants in different periods remain debated. English translations may render the term simply as 'Pirathonite' or occasionally with reference to the supposed modern site. The use of this term is limited to a small set of personal names in the Hebrew Bible, without discernible theological import or development over time. In the Hellenistic or Roman periods (not represented in the biblical uses), gentilic adjectives such as this one continued to function as local identifiers. The term is unrelated to later religious or ethnic terminology such as 'Jew/Judean.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

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Root Family

פרע (p-r-ʿ) — to release, let go, be unrestrained

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6544 פָּרַע in letting loose
H6545 פֶּרַע unbound hair of
H6546 פַּרְעָה leaders of
H6549 פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה Pharaoh Necho
H6550 פַּרְעֹשׁ flea

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6553-01 הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי hapireatoni HTd/Ngmsa the Pirathonite the Pirathonite 4
H6553-02 פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י pireatoni HNgmsa the Pirathonite Pirathonite 1

Occurrences in Scripture

5 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6553-01 Judges 12:13 הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי hapireatoni HTd/Ngmsa the Pirathonite the Pirathonite
H6553-01 Judges 12:15 הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י hapireatoni HTd/Ngmsa the Pirathonite the Pirathonite
H6553-02 2 Samuel 23:30 פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י pireatoni HNgmsa the Pirathonite Pirathonite
H6553-01 1 Chronicles 11:31 הַ/פִּרְעָתֹנִֽי hapireatoni HTd/Ngmsa the Pirathonite the Pirathonite
H6553-01 1 Chronicles 27:14 הַ/פִּרְעָתוֹנִ֖י hapireatoni HTd/Ngmsa the Pirathonite the Pirathonite
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