פְּרָת

pe.ratNounH6578

Euphrates

From: from an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing;

Short Definition

Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Euphrates = "fruitfulness" the largest and longest river of western Asia; rises from two chief sources in the Armenian mountains and flows into the Persian Gulf

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

18 times

Appears 18 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
8
1 Chronicles
2
2 Kings
2
Deuteronomy
2
Genesis
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 18:3
  • 2 Kings 23:29
  • Deuteronomy 11:24
  • Jeremiah 13:4
  • Jeremiah 13:7

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.