Paar פָּעַר
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| פָּעַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | paar |
| Strong's number | H6473 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to open |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Paar (Hebrew פָּעַר, Strong's H6473) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to open”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to open wide, gape
1a) (Qal) to gape
1a) (Qal) to gape
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | opened (3), gaped (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they open (1), drank in my words (1), i open (1), opens (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Paar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 16:10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
- Job 29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.
Psalms
- Psalm 119:131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 5:14Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).