Parosh פַּרְעֹשׁ
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| פַּרְעֹשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | parosh |
| Strong's number | H6550 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | flea |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Parosh (Hebrew פַּרְעֹשׁ, Strong's H6550) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “flea”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
flea
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | flea (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | flea (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Parosh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 24:14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
- 1 Samuel 26:20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
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).