Parpar פַּרְפַּר
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| פַּרְפַּר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | parpar |
| Strong's number | H6554 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Pharpar |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Parpar (Hebrew פַּרְפַּר, Strong's H6554) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Pharpar”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
§ Pharpar = "swift"
a stream in the district of Damascus identified with the modern 'Awaj'; rises on the southeast slopes of Mount Hermon and flows into the southernmost lake of Damascus
a stream in the district of Damascus identified with the modern 'Awaj'; rises on the southeast slopes of Mount Hermon and flows into the southernmost lake of Damascus
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pharpar (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pharpar (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Parpar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 5:12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
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).