Word Study · Strong's H6545 · Hebrew

פֶּרַע

pera

peh'-rah

Strong's 1890 spelling: peraʻ

“the hair (as dishevelled)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

the hair (as dishevelled)

Rendered in the KJV as

locks.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

וּפֶ֖רַע1
פֶּ֖רַע1

How it is rendered · 2

[the] lock[s] of1
and hair1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1

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HC/Ncmsa · 1
HNcmsc · 1

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Where this word lives

Numbers1 of 2 · 50%
Ezekiel1 of 2 · 50%

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Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 6:5פֶּ֖רַעpera'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] lock[s] of

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 44:20וּפֶ֖רַעufera'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThey must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.here: and hair

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