פָּרַשׂ (H6566) — Hebrew Lexicon

פָּרַשׂ

𐤐𐤓𐤔

pâras

H6566 verb

SILEX Entry

Root פרשׂ to spread, stretch, open, scatter

Definition

To spread out, extend, or stretch something—such as hands, wings, garments, or objects—in a physical or figurative sense; to scatter or disperse objects or people. The word often connotes the action of laying something open or making it accessible, and can involve both literal spreading (e.g. expanding a cloth, stretching out an arm) and figurative extension (e.g. spreading rumor, dispersing people).

Semantic Range

to spread out (hands, wings, garments), to stretch forth (hands, objects), to scatter (people or things), to lay open, to display or expand (cloth, material), to disperse

Root / Etymology

פָּרַשׂ derives from the root פרשׂ, which carries the base sense of spreading or extending. The root primarily denotes the physical act of opening, stretching, or dispersing. While the root is semantically close to פרשׁ (to explain, interpret), פָּרַשׂ is distinct in meaning and usage, focusing on literal or physical extension or scattering.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פָּרַשׂ is used frequently in contexts where something is physically extended or spread out—such as the spreading of hands in prayer (Psalm 44:21), wings of a bird (Deuteronomy 32:11), or garments (2 Kings 9:13). The term may also refer to the scattering of objects (Ezekiel 30:12) or the stretching of one's hand, highlighting either a gesture or a mode of action. While often employed in the context of ritual gestures or dramatic physical displays, פָּרַשׂ is also used more neutrally of stretching or spreading ordinary objects. It appears in poetry and narrative, and there is a subtle extension from the literal to the metaphorical, though the concrete sense predominates. English translations often render it as 'spread,' 'stretch out,' or 'scatter,' but sometimes overlook episodic connotations (e.g. 'to display' or 'to make manifest' through extension). In the Hebrew Bible, usage is consistent across genres; the word does not signify religious identity and does not display major semantic shift over time. Distinct from Hebrew זָרָה (zârah, to winnow/scatter widely) and נָטָה (nâtâh, to stretch or incline), פָּרַשׂ usually involves an intentional, visible act of extension or opening. There is no reference to later Judean or religious concepts inherent in the term.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.; break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).

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Root Family

פרשׂ (p-r-ś) — spread, stretch, open, scatter

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4666	מִפְרָשׂ	your spread-out covering

Word Forms

34 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H6566-29`	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and he spread out	and he spread out	7
`H6566-19`	וּ/פָרְשׂ֧וּ	ufaresu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall spread	and they spread out	6
`H6566-04`	פָּרַ֣שׂ	paras	`HVqp3ms`	He spread	he spread out	4
`H6566-18`	וּ/פָרַשְׂתִּ֤י	ufaraseti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	and-I-will-spread	and I will spread out	3
`H6566-16`	וּ/פָרַ֥שׂ	ufaras	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and spread	and he spread out	3
`H6566-08`	פֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּי	peraseti	`HVpp1cs`	I-have-spread	I spread out	3
`H6566-28`	וַֽ/יִּפְרְשׂוּ֙	vayiferesu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they spread	and they spread out	3
`H6566-14`	פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים	poresim	`HVqrmpa`	spreading	spreading ones	3
`H6566-33`	יִפְרֹ֤שׂ	yiferos	`HVqi3ms`	displays	he will spread out	3
`H6566-02`	אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ	eferos	`HVqi1cs`	I will spread	I will spread out	2
`H6566-32`	יִפְרְשׂוּ֮	yiferesu	`HVqi3mp`	they shall spread	they will spread out	2
`H6566-13`	פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י	poresey	`HVqrmpc`	spreading	spreaders of	2
`H6566-27`	וַ/יִּפְרְשֵׂ֥/הוּ	vayiferesehu	`HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms`	and spread it	and he spread it	2
`H6566-06`	פָּ֣רְשׂוּ	paresu	`HVqp3cp`	they have spread	they spread out	2
`H6566-17`	וּ/פָרַשְׂתָּ֖	ufaraseta	`HC/Vqq2ms`	and spread out	and you spread out	2
`H6566-12`	פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ	pores	`HVqrmsa`	breaks	the one who spreads	2
`H6566-15`	תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ	tefares	`HVpi3fs`	stretching out	she will spread out	1
`H6566-30`	וְ/יִפְרֹ֥שׂ	veyiferos	`HC/Vqi3ms`	and spread out	and he will spread out	1
`H6566-25`	וַ/נִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	vaniferos	`HC/Vqw1cp`	or spread out	and we spread out	1
`H6566-01`	בְּ/פָ֘רֵ֤שׂ	befares	`HR/Vpc`	when-it-spreads-out	in spreading out	1
`H6566-34`	יִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּ	yiparesu	`HVNi3mp`	will be scattered	they will be spread out	1
`H6566-21`	וּ/פֹרְשֵׂ֥י	uforesey	`HC/Vqrmpc`	and those who spread	and spreaders of	1
`H6566-31`	יְפָרֵ֥שׂ	yefares	`HVpi3ms`	spreads out	he will spread wide	1
`H6566-07`	פָּרֻ֣שׂ	parus	`HVqsmsa`	is spread	spread-out	1
`H6566-24`	וָ/אֶפְרֹ֤שׂ	vaeferos	`HC/Vqw1cs`	and I spread	and I spread out	1
`H6566-11`	פְּרֻשׂ֥וֹת	perusot	`HVqsfpa`	spread out	spread-out ones	1
`H6566-26`	וַ/תִּפְרֹ֤שׂ	vatiferos	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and spread	and she spread out	1
`H6566-23`	וָ/אֶפְרְשָׂ֥/ה	vaeferesah	`HC/Vqw1cs/Sh`	and I spread out	and I spread out	1
`H6566-20`	וּ/פֵרַ֤שׂ	uferas	`HC/Vpq3ms`	and he will spread out	and he spread wide	1
`H6566-05`	פָּרְשָׂ֣ה	paresah	`HVqp3fs`	she stretches out	split hoof	1
`H6566-03`	לְ/פֹ֣רְשִׂ֔ים	leforesim	`HR/Vqrmpa`	that-spread-out	to the ones who spread	1
`H6566-10`	פְּרוּשָׂ֥ה	perusah	`HVqsfsa`	spread out	spread-out	1
`H6566-22`	וּ/בְ/פָרִשְׂ/כֶ֣ם	uvefarisekhem	`HC/R/Vpc/Sp2mp`	when you spread out	and in your spreading-out	1
`H6566-09`	פֵּֽרְשָׂ֨ה	peresah	`HVpp3fs`	has spread out	she spread out	1

Occurrences in Scripture

67 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H6566-02`	Exodus 9:29	אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ	eferos	`HVqi1cs`	I will spread out	I will spread out
`H6566-29`	Exodus 9:33	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and spread out	and he spread out
`H6566-13`	Exodus 25:20	פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י	poresey	`HVqrmpc`	spreading	spreaders of
`H6566-13`	Exodus 37:9	פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י	poresey	`HVqrmpc`	spread out	spreaders of
`H6566-29`	Exodus 40:19	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֤שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and he spread	and he spread out
`H6566-19`	Numbers 4:6	וּ/פָרְשׂ֧וּ	ufaresu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall spread	and they spread out
`H6566-32`	Numbers 4:7	יִפְרְשׂוּ֮	yiferesu	`HVqi3mp`	they shall spread	they will spread out
`H6566-19`	Numbers 4:8	וּ/פָרְשׂ֣וּ	ufaresu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall spread	and they spread out
`H6566-32`	Numbers 4:11	יִפְרְשׂוּ֙	yiferesu	`HVqi3mp`	they shall spread	they will spread out
`H6566-19`	Numbers 4:13	וּ/פָרְשׂ֣וּ	ufaresu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall spread	and they spread out
`H6566-19`	Numbers 4:14	וּ/פָרְשׂ֣וּ	ufaresu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall spread	and they spread out
`H6566-19`	Deuteronomy 22:17	וּ/פָֽרְשׂוּ֙	ufaresu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall spread	and they spread out
`H6566-33`	Deuteronomy 32:11	יִפְרֹ֤שׂ	yiferos	`HVqi3ms`	spreads	he will spread out
`H6566-28`	Judges 8:25	וַֽ/יִּפְרְשׂוּ֙	vayiferesu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	And they spread out	and they spread out
`H6566-26`	2 Samuel 17:19	וַ/תִּפְרֹ֤שׂ	vatiferos	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and spread	and she spread out
`H6566-28`	1 Kings 6:27	וַֽ/יִּפְרְשׂוּ֮	vayiferesu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they stretched out	and they spread out
`H6566-14`	1 Kings 8:7	פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים	poresim	`HVqrmpa`	were spreading	spreading ones
`H6566-29`	1 Kings 8:22	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	spread out	and he spread out
`H6566-16`	1 Kings 8:38	וּ/פָרַ֥שׂ	ufaras	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and spread	and he spread out
`H6566-11`	1 Kings 8:54	פְּרֻשׂ֥וֹת	perusot	`HVqsfpa`	spread out	spread-out ones
`H6566-29`	2 Kings 8:15	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and spread	and he spread out
`H6566-27`	2 Kings 19:14	וַ/יִּפְרְשֵׂ֥/הוּ	vayiferesehu	`HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms`	and spread it	and he spread it
`H6566-22`	Isaiah 1:15	וּ/בְ/פָרִשְׂ/כֶ֣ם	uvefarisekhem	`HC/R/Vpc/Sp2mp`	when you spread out	and in your spreading-out
`H6566-21`	Isaiah 19:8	וּ/פֹרְשֵׂ֥י	uforesey	`HC/Vqrmpc`	and those who spread	and spreaders of
`H6566-20`	Isaiah 25:11	וּ/פֵרַ֤שׂ	uferas	`HC/Vpq3ms`	and he will spread out	and he spread wide
`H6566-31`	Isaiah 25:11	יְפָרֵ֥שׂ	yefares	`HVpi3ms`	spreads out	he will spread wide
`H6566-06`	Isaiah 33:23	פָּ֣רְשׂוּ	paresu	`HVqp3cp`	they spread	they spread out
`H6566-27`	Isaiah 37:14	וַ/יִּפְרְשֵׂ֥/הוּ	vayiferesehu	`HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms`	and spread it	and he spread it
`H6566-08`	Isaiah 65:2	פֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּי	peraseti	`HVpp1cs`	I have spread out	I spread out
`H6566-15`	Jeremiah 4:31	תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ	tefares	`HVpi3fs`	stretching out	she will spread out
`H6566-16`	Jeremiah 48:40	וּ/פָרַ֥שׂ	ufaras	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and spread	and he spread out
`H6566-30`	Jeremiah 49:22	וְ/יִפְרֹ֥שׂ	veyiferos	`HC/Vqi3ms`	and spread out	and he will spread out
`H6566-29`	Ezekiel 2:10	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֤שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and-he-spread	and he spread out
`H6566-18`	Ezekiel 12:13	וּ/פָרַשְׂתִּ֤י	ufaraseti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	and-I-will-spread	and I will spread out
`H6566-24`	Ezekiel 16:8	וָ/אֶפְרֹ֤שׂ	vaeferos	`HC/Vqw1cs`	and I spread	and I spread out
`H6566-18`	Ezekiel 17:20	וּ/פָרַשְׂתִּ֤י	ufaraseti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	and-I-will-spread	and I will spread out
`H6566-34`	Ezekiel 17:21	יִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּ	yiparesu	`HVNi3mp`	will be scattered	they will be spread out
`H6566-28`	Ezekiel 19:8	וַֽ/יִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ	vayiferesu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they spread	and they spread out
`H6566-18`	Ezekiel 32:3	וּ/פָרַשְׂתִּ֤י	ufaraseti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	and-I-will-spread	and I will spread out
`H6566-10`	Hosea 5:1	פְּרוּשָׂ֥ה	perusah	`HVqsfsa`	spread out	spread-out
`H6566-02`	Hosea 7:12	אֶפְר֤וֹשׂ	eferos	`HVqi1cs`	I will spread	I will spread out
`H6566-07`	Joel 2:2	פָּרֻ֣שׂ	parus	`HVqsmsa`	is spread	spread-out
`H6566-19`	Micah 3:3	וּ/פָרְשׂוּ֙	ufaresu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and chop up	and they spread out
`H6566-08`	Zechariah 2:10	פֵּרַ֥שְׂתִּי	peraseti	`HVpp1cs`	I-have-spread	I spread out
`H6566-25`	Psalms 44:21	וַ/נִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	vaniferos	`HC/Vqw1cp`	or spread out	and we spread out
`H6566-01`	Psalms 68:15	בְּ/פָ֘רֵ֤שׂ	befares	`HR/Vpc`	when-it-spreads-out	in spreading out
`H6566-04`	Psalms 105:39	פָּרַ֣שׂ	paras	`HVqp3ms`	He spread	he spread out
`H6566-06`	Psalms 140:6	פָּ֣רְשׂוּ	paresu	`HVqp3cp`	they have spread	they spread out
`H6566-08`	Psalms 143:6	פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי	peraseti	`HVpp1cs`	I stretch out	I spread out
`H6566-33`	Proverbs 13:16	יִפְרֹ֥שׂ	yiferos	`HVqi3ms`	displays	he will spread out
`H6566-12`	Proverbs 29:5	פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ	pores	`HVqrmsa`	spreads	the one who spreads
`H6566-05`	Proverbs 31:20	פָּרְשָׂ֣ה	paresah	`HVqp3fs`	she stretches out	split hoof
`H6566-17`	Job 11:13	וּ/פָרַשְׂתָּ֖	ufaraseta	`HC/Vqq2ms`	and spread out	and you spread out
`H6566-04`	Job 36:30	פָּרַ֣שׂ	paras	`HVqp3ms`	he spreads	he spread out
`H6566-33`	Job 39:26	יִפְרֹ֖שׂ	yiferos	`HVqi3ms`	stretches out	he will spread out
`H6566-17`	Ruth 3:9	וּ/פָרַשְׂתָּ֤	ufaraseta	`HC/Vqq2ms`	spread	and you spread out
`H6566-04`	Lamentations 1:10	פָּ֣רַשׂ	paras	`HVqp3ms`	has spread out	he spread out
`H6566-04`	Lamentations 1:13	פָּרַ֨שׂ	paras	`HVqp3ms`	He spread	he spread out
`H6566-09`	Lamentations 1:17	פֵּֽרְשָׂ֨ה	peresah	`HVpp3fs`	has spread out	she spread out
`H6566-12`	Lamentations 4:4	פֹּרֵ֖שׂ	pores	`HVqrmsa`	breaks	the one who spreads
`H6566-23`	Ezra 9:5	וָ/אֶפְרְשָׂ֥/ה	vaeferesah	`HC/Vqw1cs/Sh`	and I spread out	and I spread out
`H6566-03`	1 Chronicles 28:18	לְ/פֹ֣רְשִׂ֔ים	leforesim	`HR/Vqrmpa`	that-spread-out	to the ones who spread
`H6566-14`	2 Chronicles 3:13	פֹּֽרְשִׂ֖ים	poresim	`HVqrmpa`	spread out	spreading ones
`H6566-14`	2 Chronicles 5:8	פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים	poresim	`HVqrmpa`	spreading	spreading ones
`H6566-29`	2 Chronicles 6:12	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֖שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and he spread out	and he spread out
`H6566-29`	2 Chronicles 6:13	וַ/יִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	vayiferos	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and he spread out	and he spread out
`H6566-16`	2 Chronicles 6:29	וּ/פָרַ֥שׂ	ufaras	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and spreads	and he spread out

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