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H6545 פֶּרַע (peraʻ) peh'-rah

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

lock

Strong's Definition

the hair (as dishevelled)

Derivation: from H6544 (פָּרַע);

KJV Usage: locks.

TWOT Reference: 1823a,1822a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) hair, long hair (of head), locks
2) leader

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּ֫רַע (pe.ra) — lock. 1) hair, long hair (of head), locks 2) leader

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · פרע

People

locks = loose hair on one's head

NUM 6:5 · DEU 32:42 · JDG 5:2 · EZK 44:20

1 DEU 32:42 MT רֹאשׁ פַּרְעֹות RSV ESV long-haired heads NJB "dishevelled heads" NRSV "long-haired" | NJPS "long-haired chiefs" | NIV "heads of leaders" REB "heads of princes" CEV "heads of leaders" 2 JDG 5:2 MT פְּרֹעַ פְּרָעֹות NJPS "locks go untrimmed" NRSV "locks are long" NJB "unbound their hair" | RSV ESV "leaders took the lead" NIV "princes take the lead" REB "leaders, leaders"

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּ֫רַע n.[m.] long hair of head, locks base

Bible Occurrences (3)

6:5

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