Word Study · Strong's H6532 · Hebrew
פֹּרֶכֶת
poreketh
po-reh'-keth
Strong's 1890 spelling: pôreketh
“a separatrix, i.e. (the sacred) screen”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a separatrix, i.e. (the sacred) screen
Rendered in the KJV as
vail.
- 25occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת3
- הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃3
- פָּרֹ֥כֶת3
- לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת2
- לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת2
- לַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃2
- פָּרֹ֣כֶת2
- הַפָּרֹכֶת֮1
- הַפָּרֹ֙כֶת֙1
- הַפָּרֹ֑כֶת1
- הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת1
- לְפָרֹ֨כֶת1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- the curtain10
- [the] curtain of5
- to the curtain5
- of the curtain3
- a curtain1
- of [the] curtain of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular10
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular8
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5
- noun · feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 10
- HRd/Ncfsa · 8
- HNcfsc · 5
- HNcfsa · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus15 occurrences
- Exodus 26:31פָרֹ֗כֶתfarokhetnoun · feminine singularMake a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.here: a curtain
- Exodus 26:33הַפָּרֹכֶת֮haparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.here: the curtain
- Exodus 26:33לַפָּרֹ֔כֶתlaparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAnd hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.here: to the curtain
- Exodus 26:33הַפָּרֹ֙כֶת֙haparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.here: the curtain
- Exodus 26:35לַפָּרֹ֔כֶתlaparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAnd place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.here: of the curtain
- Exodus 27:21לַפָּרֹ֜כֶתlaparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularIn the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.here: of the curtain
- Exodus 30:6הַפָּרֹ֔כֶתhaparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularPlace the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.here: the curtain
- Exodus 35:12פָּרֹ֥כֶתparokhetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;here: [the] curtain of
- Exodus 36:35הַפָּרֹ֔כֶתhaparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNext, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.here: the curtain
- Exodus 38:27הַפָּרֹ֑כֶתhaparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base.here: the curtain
- Exodus 39:34פָּרֹ֥כֶתparokhetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;here: [the] curtain of
- Exodus 40:3הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃haparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularPut the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.here: the curtain
- Exodus 40:21פָּרֹ֣כֶתparokhetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.here: [the] curtain of
- Exodus 40:22לַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃laparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularMoses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.here: of the curtain
- Exodus 40:26הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃haparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularMoses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,here: the curtain
Leviticus7 occurrences
- Leviticus 4:6פָּרֹ֥כֶתparokhetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.here: [the] curtain of
- Leviticus 4:17הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃haparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularand he is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil.here: the curtain
- Leviticus 16:2לַפָּרֹ֑כֶתlaparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAnd the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.here: to the curtain
- Leviticus 16:12לַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃laparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThen he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.here: to the curtain
- Leviticus 16:15לַפָּרֹ֑כֶתlaparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.here: to the curtain
- Leviticus 21:23הַפָּרֹ֜כֶתhaparokhetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularbut because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”here: the curtain
- Leviticus 24:3לְפָרֹ֨כֶתlefarokhetpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come.here: of [the] curtain of
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 4:5פָּרֹ֣כֶתparokhetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.here: [the] curtain of
- Numbers 18:7לַפָּרֹ֖כֶתlaparokhetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularBut only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”here: to the curtain