Strong H6554פַּרְפַּר

Pharpar

Transliteration
parpar
Pronunciation
par-par'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Probably from H6565 in the sense of rushing;
rapid;
{Parpar} a river of Syria: - Pharpar.

Meaning of the name

Pharpar = "swift"

Detailed definition

Pharpar was one of the rivers of Damascus, mentioned by Naaman the leper when comparing them to the Jordan River in Israel.

In the biblical story

Pharpar

A river in Damascus, Syria

Pharpar was one of the rivers of Damascus, mentioned by Naaman the leper when comparing them to the Jordan River in Israel.

In the Bible

Strong H6554 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • pharpar1

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 5:12
    Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
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