STRONGS NUMBER H6536


Word Summary
paras: to break in two, divide
Original Word: פָרַס
Transliteration: paras
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-ras')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to break in two, divide
Meaning: to break in pieces, to split, distribute
Strong's Concordance
deal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear

A primitive root; to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute -- deal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H6536. paras

[מָּרַס‎, erroneous מָּרַשׂ‎ NöZA i, 417]

verb break in two, divide (Late Hebrew in derived forms; Assyrian parâsu, divide, hinder; Arabic break neck, etc.; Syriac hoof, מַּרְסְחָא ᵑ7‎ (see מַּרְסָה‎ below); compare NöZA i.417 f.); —

Qal Perfect3plural וּפָֽרְשׂוּ‎ Micah 3:3 they have broken up bones, as in kettle (? read Imperfect וַיִפְרְשׂוּ‎ Nöi.c.); Infinitive abs. לַחְמֶ֑ךָ לָרָעֵב מָּרֹס‎ Isaiah 58:7 a breaking for the hungry thy bread, so Imperfect3masculine plural לָהֶם יִפְרְסוּ‎ Jeremiah 16:7 (לֶחֶם‎ omitted; but read ׳יִפ אֶלאָֿבֵל לֶחֶם‎ Gie, compare [in part] ᵐ5‎ Valgate Gf); Participle לֶהֶם פֹרֵשׂ‎ Lamentations 4:4 (accusative לֶחֶם‎ omitted).

Hiph`il Perfect3feminine singular הִפְרִיסָה‎ Leviticus 11:6, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַפְרִיס‎ 11:5; Participle מַפְרִיס‎ 11:4 +, מַפְרֶסֶת‎ 11:3 +, etc.; —

1 with accusative מַּרְסָה‎ divide hoof, i.e. have divided hoof (> denominative have hoofs, Deuteronomy 14:6-7, 8 and "" Leviticus 11:3-4, 5, 6, 7, so also 11:26; ׳הַפ מַפְרִיסֵי‎ Deuteronomy 14:7 = הַפ ׳מַפְרִסֵי‎ Leviticus 11:4 (H).

2 participle absolute denominative Psalm 69:32 having hoofs (+ מַקְרִן‎).

[מְּרַס‎] verb break in two (see Biblical Hebrew פרס‎); —

Peîl (WCG224) Perfect3feminine singular מַלְכוּתָח מְּרִיסַת‎ Daniel 5:28.