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פְּשַׁר

𐤐𐤔𐤓

pᵉshar

H6591 noun

SILEX Entry

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.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

פשר (pᵉshar) — to interpret, to explain, to solve or unravel

Root פשר to interpret, to explain, to 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 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6591-13 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֔/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation 12
H6591-10 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/א ufishera AC/Ncmsd/Td and its interpretation and the interpretation and the interpretation 4
H6591-02 פִשְׁרָ֖/א fishera ANcmsd/Td interpretation the interpretation the interpretation 3
H6591-04 פְּשַֽׁר peshar ANcmsc interpretation interpretation-of interpretation of 2
H6591-11 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/ה ufisherah AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and-its-interpretation and its interpretation and its interpretation 2
H6591-01 פְשַׁ֥ר feshar ANcmsc interpretation-of interpretation-of interpretation of 1
H6591-03 פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ fishereh ANcmsc/Sp3ms its interpretation its interpretation its interpretation 1
H6591-05 פִּשְׁרָ/א֙ pishera ANcmsd/Td interpretation the interpretation the interpretation 1
H6591-06 פִּשְׁרֵ֣/א pishere ANcmsd/Td interpretation the interpretation the interpretation 1
H6591-07 פִּשְׁרֵֽ/הּ pishereh ANcmsc/Sp3ms its interpretation its interpretation its interpretation 1

Occurrences in Scripture

32 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6591-10 Daniel 2:4 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/א ufishera AC/Ncmsd/Td and its interpretation and the interpretation and the interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 2:5 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֔/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 2:6 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/הּ֙ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 2:6 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ ufishereh-2 AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-11 Daniel 2:7 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/ה ufisherah AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and the interpretation thereof and its interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-03 Daniel 2:9 פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ fishereh ANcmsc/Sp3ms its interpretation its interpretation its interpretation
H6591-10 Daniel 2:16 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/א ufishera AC/Ncmsd/Td and-the-interpretation and the interpretation and the interpretation
H6591-10 Daniel 2:24 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/א ufishera AC/Ncmsd/Td and-its-interpretation and the interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-02 Daniel 2:25 פִשְׁרָ֖/א fishera ANcmsd/Td the-interpretation the interpretation the interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 2:26 וּ/פִשְׁרֵֽ/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-02 Daniel 2:30 פִשְׁרָ/א֙ fishera ANcmsd/Td interpretation the interpretation the interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 2:36 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-07 Daniel 2:45 פִּשְׁרֵֽ/הּ pishereh ANcmsc/Sp3ms its interpretation its interpretation its interpretation
H6591-01 Daniel 4:3 פְשַׁ֥ר feshar ANcmsc interpretation-of interpretation-of interpretation of
H6591-13 Daniel 4:4 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 4:6 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-06 Daniel 4:15 פִּשְׁרֵ֣/א pishere ANcmsd/Td interpretation the interpretation the interpretation
H6591-05 Daniel 4:15 פִּשְׁרָ/א֙ pishera ANcmsd/Td interpretation the interpretation the interpretation
H6591-12 Daniel 4:16 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/א֙ ufishere AC/Ncmsd/Td and-interpretation-its and the interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 4:16 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֥/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and-its-interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-02 Daniel 4:21 פִשְׁרָ֖/א fishera ANcmsd/Td interpretation-its the interpretation the interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 5:7 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/הּ֙ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-14 Daniel 5:8 ו/פשר/א vfshr AC/Ncmsd/Td and interpretation-the and the interpretation and the interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 5:8 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsd/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-11 Daniel 5:12 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֥/ה ufisherah AC/Ncmsd/Td and-its-interpretation and its interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-13 Daniel 5:15 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ֖/הּ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-04 Daniel 5:15 פְּשַֽׁר peshar ANcmsc interpretation interpretation-of interpretation of
H6591-08 Daniel 5:16 פִּשְׁרִ֛ין pisherin ANcmpa interpretations interpretations interpretations
H6591-13 Daniel 5:16 וּ/פִשְׁרֵ/הּ֙ ufishereh AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and its interpretation and his interpretation and its interpretation
H6591-10 Daniel 5:17 וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/א ufishera AC/Ncmsd/Td and the interpretation and the interpretation and the interpretation
H6591-04 Daniel 5:26 פְּשַֽׁר peshar ANcmsc the interpretation interpretation-of interpretation of
H6591-09 Daniel 7:16 וּ/פְשַׁ֥ר ufeshar AC/Ncmsc and interpretation and interpretation-of and interpretation of
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