Lexicon parah: To bear fruit, be fruitful, increase Original Word: פָרָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bear, bring forth fruit, be, cause to be, make fruitful, grow, increase A primitive root; to bear fruit (literally or figuratively) -- bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to bear fruit, be fruitful NASB Translation bear fruit (2), bearing...fruit (1), become fruitful (1), flourishes (1), fruitful (18), fruitful tree (1), increased (1), made me fruitful (1), make him fruitful (1), make you fruitful (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מָּרָה] verb bear fruit, be fruitful (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew 1, מְּרִי = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician פר fruit; Ethiopic  ,  blossom, bear fruit; Assyrian pir'u, posterity; compare also ᵑ7 מֵּירָא Syriac  fruit, and BaZMG xii (1887), 604): — Qal Perfect3plural מָּרוּ Exodus 1:7; 1plural consecutive וּפָרִינוּ Genesis 26:22, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִפְרֶה Isaiah 11:1, etc.; Imperative masculine singular מְּרֵה Genesis 35:11, masculine plural מְּרוּ Genesis 1:22 +; Participle active מֹּרֶה Deuteronomy 29:17, feminine מֹּרִיָּה Ezekiel 19:10; Isaiah 17:6, מֹּרָת (Ges§ 80g; for *מֹּרַיַת LagBN 81) Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse); — 1 of men and animals, Exodus 23:30 (E) Genesis 26:22 (J); especially + רבה Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 23:3; Ezekiel 36:11; Genesis 35:11; Genesis 47:27 (P), and שָׁרַץ (P) Genesis 8:17; Genesis 9:7; Exodus 1:7, ׳מְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ וגו Genesis 1:22,28; Genesis 9:1. 2 of vine, גֶּפֶן מֹּרִיָּה Isaiah 32:12 fruitful vine, so Psalm 128:3 (simile of wife); compare (in figurative of Israel) Ezekiel 19:10; in Messianic prediction Isaiah 11:1 a shoot from his [Jesse's] roots shall bear fruit; with accusative ראֹשׁ ׳שֹׁרֶשׁ פ figurative, Deuteronomy 29:17 a root bearing gall (as its fruit); יִפְרוּ יֶשַׁע Isaiah 45:8 is dubious, read perhaps 3 feminine singular תֵּפֶר let earth be fruitful in salvation (Oort and others); Participle f., as substantive, הַמֹּרַיָּה the fruit-bearer, poetic for tree, Isaiah 17:6 (compare [סָעִיף] 2); so בֵּן מֹּרָת Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse) Joseph is son of a fruit-bearer, i.e. a fruitful bough. Hiph`il 1. cause to bear fruit, 2 make fruitful, subject ׳י with accusative of man or people: 1 Perfect3masculine singular suffix הִפְרַנִי Genesis 41:52 (E). 2 in P, וְהִפְרֵתִ֫י Genesis 17:6,20 (רֵיתֵ֫י-), + הִרְבָּה Leviticus 26:9 (H); Imperfect3masculine singular jussive יַפְרְךָ וְיַרְבְּךָ Genesis 28:3, וַיֶּפֶר Psalm 105:24; Participle הִנְנִי מַפְרְךָ וְהִרְבִּיתִךָ Genesis 48:4. 3 shew fruitfullness, bear fruit (Ges§ 53 c, d, g): Imperfect3masculine singular יַפְרִיא Hosea 13:15 (as if from פרא). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G305 (anabainō): To go up, ascend; often used metaphorically for growth or increase. Usage: The verb פָרָה (parah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of bearing fruit, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It is often used to convey the idea of being fruitful or productive, whether in terms of offspring, agricultural yield, or spiritual and moral productivity. Context: • The root פָרָה (parah) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing the importance of fruitfulness as a divine blessing and a sign of prosperity. It is frequently associated with God's promises to the patriarchs, where fruitfulness is linked to the multiplication of descendants and the flourishing of the land. Forms and Transliterations הִפְרַ֥נִי הפרני וְהִפְרֵיתִ֣י וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י וְיִפְרוּ־ וְיַפְרְךָ֖ וַיִּפְר֥וּ וַיֶּ֣פֶר וּפְרִיתֶ֨ם וּפָר֑וּ וּפָר֥וּ וּפָרִ֥ינוּ והפריתי והפרתי ויפר ויפרו ויפרו־ ויפרך ופרו ופרינו ופריתם יִפְרֶֽה׃ יפרה׃ מַפְרְךָ֙ מפרך פְּר֣וּ פְּר֥וּ פְּרֵ֣ה פָּר֧וּ פֹּֽרִיָּ֔ה פֹּֽרִיָּה֙ פֹּרִיָּֽה׃ פֹּרִיָּה֮ פֹּרֶ֥ה פֹּרָ֖ת פֹּרָת֙ פרה פרו פריה פריה׃ פרת תִּפְרֶ֔ה תפרה hifRani hip̄·ra·nî hip̄ranî mafreCha map̄·rə·ḵā map̄rəḵā pā·rū paRu pārū pə·rêh pə·rū peReh pərêh peRu pərū pō·rāṯ pō·reh pō·rî·yāh poRat pōrāṯ poReh pōreh poriYah pōrîyāh tifReh tip̄·reh tip̄reh ū·p̄ā·rî·nū ū·p̄ā·rū ū·p̄ə·rî·ṯem ufaRinu ufaRu uferiTem ūp̄ārînū ūp̄ārū ūp̄ərîṯem vaiYefer vaiyifRu vehifreiTi vehifreTi veyafreCha veyifru way·ye·p̄er way·yip̄·rū wayyep̄er wayyip̄rū wə·hip̄·rê·ṯî wə·yap̄·rə·ḵā wə·yip̄·rū- wəhip̄rêṯî wəyap̄rəḵā wəyip̄rū- yifReh yip̄·reh yip̄rehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 1:22 HEB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֗וּ וּמִלְא֤וּ NAS: them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, KJV: them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, INT: God saying be fruitful and multiply and fill Genesis 1:28 Genesis 8:17 Genesis 9:1 Genesis 9:7 Genesis 17:6 Genesis 17:20 Genesis 26:22 Genesis 28:3 Genesis 35:11 Genesis 41:52 Genesis 47:27 Genesis 48:4 Genesis 49:22 Genesis 49:22 Exodus 1:7 Exodus 23:30 Leviticus 26:9 Deuteronomy 29:18 Psalm 105:24 Psalm 128:3 Isaiah 11:1 Isaiah 17:6 Isaiah 32:12 Isaiah 45:8 29 Occurrences |
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