פְּרָת
pe.rat
“Euphrates”
Definition
Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
from an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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N:N--L
Occurrences
פְּרָת appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
“Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing, and go at once to Perath and hide it there in a crevice of the rocks.”
So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.
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