פָּרָשָׁה
𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤄
pârâshâh
H6575 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A distinct section, portion, or division, especially of a text, often referring to a clear literary or scriptural unit set apart within a larger document. In later periods, refers also to a designated reading or passage. The word encompasses both the act of setting apart and the resulting separated section, such as a legal statute, narrative segment, or prescribed reading.
Semantic Range
section, portion, division (of text); segment; assigned reading (in liturgical context); legal statute or prescribed passage
Root / Etymology
From the root פּרש (פרש), meaning 'to separate, divide, distinguish, explain.' The noun פָּרָשָׁה is a feminine formation indicating something 'set apart' or 'distinguished'—typically a sectioned-off part of a written text. It is thus a concrete expression of the root idea of separation with a focus on textual division or clarification.
Historical & Contextual Notes
פָּרָשָׁה occurs rarely in the Hebrew Bible, predominantly in late biblical and post-biblical usage. In biblical texts (e.g., Nehemiah 13:31 and, more marginally, in some MSS of Leviticus 15:31), it primarily denotes an assigned portion or section, possibly within legal or liturgical contexts. In later tradition, פָּרָשָׁה became the standard term for a marked division of the Torah (as in the 'parashot' of synagogue reading cycles), and for any defined passage or pericope. English translations often render it as 'section,' 'division,' or 'portion,' though these do not always convey the original's sense of ritual or literary marking. It is distinct from כְּתִיבָה (writing), מִשְׁפָּט (legal ruling), and חֹק (statute), as פָּרָשָׁה has the specific nuance of separation and assigned reading/pericope.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from פָּרָשׁ; exposition; declaration, sum.
Bantu Hebrew
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פרש (p-r-sh) — to separate, divide, distinguish, explain
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6575-01 |
פָּרָשַׁ֣ת | parashat | HNcfsc |
the sum | separated section of | 1 |
H6575-02 |
וּ/פָרָשַׁת֙ | ufarashat | HC/Ncfsc |
and the declaration | and section of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6575-01 |
Esther 4:7 | פָּרָשַׁ֣ת | parashat | HNcfsc |
the sum | separated section of |
H6575-02 |
Esther 10:2 | וּ/פָרָשַׁת֙ | ufarashat | HC/Ncfsc |
and the declaration | and section of |