Pera פֶּ֫רַע
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| פֶּ֫רַע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pera |
| Strong's number | H6545 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | lock |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (1) |
Pera (Hebrew פֶּ֫רַע, Strong's H6545) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “lock”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) hair, long hair (of head), locks
2) leader
2) leader
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | locks (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | long (1), leaders (1), let their hair (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pera, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 6:5All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 44:20Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
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).