Strong H6536פָּרַס

to divide

Transliteration
pâras
Pronunciation
paw-ras'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to break in {pieces} that {is} (usually without violence) to {split} distribute: - {deal} {divide} have {hoofs} {part} tear.

Detailed definition

1) to divide, break in two
1a) (Qal) to break, break up
1b) (Hiphil) to be divided (of hoofs)
Aramaic equivalent: pe.ras (פְּרַס "to divide" H6537A)

In the Bible

Strong H6536 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • divideth5
  • divide4
  • parteth2
  • deal1
  • hoof1
  • tear1

First verses

  1. Leviticus 11:3
    Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
  2. Leviticus 11:4
    Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  3. Leviticus 11:5
    And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  4. Leviticus 11:6
    And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  5. Leviticus 11:7
    And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
  6. Leviticus 11:26
    The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
  7. Deuteronomy 14:6
    And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
  8. Deuteronomy 14:7
    Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
  9. Deuteronomy 14:8
    And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
  10. Psalms 69:31
    This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
  11. Isaiah 58:7
    Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
  12. Jeremiah 16:7
    Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
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