Word Study · Strong's H6536 · Hebrew
פָּרַס
paras
paw-ras'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pâraç
“to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute
Rendered in the KJV as
deal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear.
- 14occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- מַפְרִ֨יס2
- מַפְרֶ֣סֶת2
- הִפְרִ֑יסָה1
- הִפְרִ֔יסוּ1
- וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖י1
- וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥י1
- יַפְרִ֑יס1
- יִפְרְס֥וּ1
- מַפְרִ֔יס1
- מַפְרִֽיס׃1
- מַפְרֶ֨סֶת1
- פָרֹ֤ס1
How it is rendered · 11
- [is] dividing in two3
- it divides in two2
- [is it] to break1
- [is] dividing1
- [one which] divides in two1
- [which] divides1
- and [any] of those dividing1
- and from [those which] divide in two1
- having hooves1
- people will break1
- they divide1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular2
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVhrmsa · 3
- HC/R/Vhrmpc · 2
- HVhrfsa · 2
- HVhi3ms · 1
- HVhp3cp · 1
- HVhp3fs · 1
- HVhrfsc · 1
- HVhrmsc · 1
- HVqaa · 1
- HVqi3mp · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus7 of 14 · 50%
- Deuteronomy4 of 14 · 29%
- Psalms1 of 14 · 7%
- Isaiah1 of 14 · 7%
- Jeremiah1 of 14 · 7%
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Leviticus7 occurrences
- Leviticus 11:3מַפְרֶ֣סֶתmafresetverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularYou may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.here: [one which] divides in two
- Leviticus 11:4וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖יumimafriseiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: and from [those which] divide in two
- Leviticus 11:4מַפְרִ֔יסmafrisverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBut of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: [is] dividing in two
- Leviticus 11:5יַפְרִ֑יסyafrisverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThe rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: it divides in two
- Leviticus 11:6הִפְרִ֑יסָהhifrisahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularThe rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.here: it divides in two
- Leviticus 11:7מַפְרִ֨יסmafrisverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAnd the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.here: [is] dividing in two
- Leviticus 11:26מַפְרֶ֨סֶתmafresetverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularEvery animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.here: [is] dividing in two
Deuteronomy4 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 14:6מַפְרֶ֣סֶתmafresetverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.here: [which] divides
- Deuteronomy 14:7וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥יumimafriseiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger.here: and [any] of those dividing
- Deuteronomy 14:7הִפְרִ֔יסוּhifrisuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralBut of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger.here: they divide
- Deuteronomy 14:8מַפְרִ֨יסmafrisverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.here: [is] dividing
Same headword in Strong's