פְּשַׁר (H6591) — Hebrew Lexicon

פְּשַׁר

𐤐𐤔𐤓

pᵉshar

H6591 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פשר to interpret, to explain, to solve (a mystery or riddle)

Definition

Interpretation or explanation, with emphasis on providing a clarified meaning of an utterance, dream, vision, or text; especially in the context of mysteries or enigmatic content. In Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, פְּשַׁר refers specifically to the act of elucidating the meaning of something obscure or symbolic, particularly dreams or enigmatic writings.

Semantic Range

interpretation; explanation; decoding of dreams or visions; clarification of enigmatic texts or utterances

Root / Etymology

Root: פ-ש-ר (Aramaic). The corresponding Hebrew root פָּשַׁר is rarely attested but has the general sense of 'to loosen' or 'to solve.' In Aramaic, the verbal root פְּשַׁר means 'to interpret' or 'to explain.' The noun פְּשַׁר is the nominal form indicating 'interpretation' or 'explanation.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

פְּשַׁר occurs only in Aramaic passages of the Hebrew Bible, notably in Daniel (cf. Daniel 2–5), and always in contexts involving the explanation of dreams or mysterious writings, often with official or authoritative overtones—such as Daniel's interpreting of dreams before Babylonian monarchs. The term is especially linked to Aramaic 'dream-literature' and is conceptually distinct from Hebrew terms like פָּתַר (H6600), which is also used for 'interpreting' dreams but carries different root nuances. פְּשַׁר appears later in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Qumran) as a genre designation (pesher), referring to an interpretive commentary on scriptural texts; however, this Qumranic usage reflects the evolution of the term beyond its biblical Aramaic sense. In biblical Aramaic, the word is never used outside interpretive or explanatory contexts—there is no broader semantic field as in some other interpretive verbs. English translations such as 'interpretation' usually capture the basic denotative sense but may obscure the technical and sometimes official or revelatory nuance the term holds in its primary contexts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) from פְּשַׁר; an interpretation; interpretation.

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Root Family

פשר (p-sh-r) — interpret, explain, solve (a mystery or riddle)

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H6590	פְּשַׁר	to interpret
H6592	פֵּשֶׁר	interpretation of

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H6591-13`	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֔/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation	12
`H6591-10`	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/א	ufishera	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and its interpretation	and the interpretation	4
`H6591-02`	פִשְׁרָ֖/א	fishera	`ANcmsd/Td`	interpretation	the interpretation	3
`H6591-11`	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/ה	ufisherah	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and-its-interpretation	and its interpretation	2
`H6591-04`	פְּשַֽׁר	peshar	`ANcmsc`	interpretation	interpretation-of	2
`H6591-03`	פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	fishereh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	its interpretation	its interpretation	1
`H6591-05`	פִּשְׁרָ/א֙	pishera	`ANcmsd/Td`	interpretation	the interpretation	1
`H6591-14`	ו/פשר/א	vfshr	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and interpretation-the	and the interpretation	1
`H6591-08`	פִּשְׁרִ֛ין	pisherin	`ANcmpa`	interpretations	interpretations	1
`H6591-12`	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/א֙	ufishere	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and-interpretation-its	and the interpretation	1
`H6591-01`	פְשַׁ֥ר	feshar	`ANcmsc`	interpretation-of	interpretation-of	1
`H6591-06`	פִּשְׁרֵ֣/א	pishere	`ANcmsd/Td`	interpretation	the interpretation	1
`H6591-07`	פִּשְׁרֵֽ/הּ	pishereh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	its interpretation	its interpretation	1
`H6591-09`	וּ/פְשַׁ֥ר	ufeshar	`AC/Ncmsc`	and interpretation	and interpretation-of	1

Occurrences in Scripture

32 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H6591-10`	Daniel 2:4	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/א	ufishera	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and its interpretation	and the interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 2:5	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֔/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 2:6	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/הּ֙	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 2:6	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	ufishereh-2	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-11`	Daniel 2:7	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/ה	ufisherah	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and the interpretation thereof	and its interpretation
`H6591-03`	Daniel 2:9	פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	fishereh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	its interpretation	its interpretation
`H6591-10`	Daniel 2:16	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/א	ufishera	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and-the-interpretation	and the interpretation
`H6591-10`	Daniel 2:24	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/א	ufishera	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and-its-interpretation	and the interpretation
`H6591-02`	Daniel 2:25	פִשְׁרָ֖/א	fishera	`ANcmsd/Td`	the-interpretation	the interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 2:26	וּ/פִשְׁרֵֽ/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-02`	Daniel 2:30	פִשְׁרָ/א֙	fishera	`ANcmsd/Td`	interpretation	the interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 2:36	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-07`	Daniel 2:45	פִּשְׁרֵֽ/הּ	pishereh	`ANcmsc/Sp3ms`	its interpretation	its interpretation
`H6591-01`	Daniel 4:3	פְשַׁ֥ר	feshar	`ANcmsc`	interpretation-of	interpretation-of
`H6591-13`	Daniel 4:4	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 4:6	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-06`	Daniel 4:15	פִּשְׁרֵ֣/א	pishere	`ANcmsd/Td`	interpretation	the interpretation
`H6591-05`	Daniel 4:15	פִּשְׁרָ/א֙	pishera	`ANcmsd/Td`	interpretation	the interpretation
`H6591-12`	Daniel 4:16	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/א֙	ufishere	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and-interpretation-its	and the interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 4:16	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֥/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and-its-interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-02`	Daniel 4:21	פִשְׁרָ֖/א	fishera	`ANcmsd/Td`	interpretation-its	the interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 5:7	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/הּ֙	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-14`	Daniel 5:8	ו/פשר/א	vfshr	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and interpretation-the	and the interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 5:8	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsd/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-11`	Daniel 5:12	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/ה	ufisherah	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and-its-interpretation	and its interpretation
`H6591-13`	Daniel 5:15	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-04`	Daniel 5:15	פְּשַֽׁר	peshar	`ANcmsc`	interpretation	interpretation-of
`H6591-08`	Daniel 5:16	פִּשְׁרִ֛ין	pisherin	`ANcmpa`	interpretations	interpretations
`H6591-13`	Daniel 5:16	וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/הּ֙	ufishereh	`AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and its interpretation	and his interpretation
`H6591-10`	Daniel 5:17	וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/א	ufishera	`AC/Ncmsd/Td`	and the interpretation	and the interpretation
`H6591-04`	Daniel 5:26	פְּשַֽׁר	peshar	`ANcmsc`	the interpretation	interpretation-of
`H6591-09`	Daniel 7:16	וּ/פְשַׁ֥ר	ufeshar	`AC/Ncmsc`	and interpretation	and interpretation-of

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