פַּעֲרַי
pa.a.ray
Paarai
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Paarai: A Hapax Legomenon in Biblical Hebrew Paarai appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, making it a hapax legomenon—a word that occurs with such limited frequency that its meaning must be inferred primarily from context rather than from patterns of usage across multiple passages. As a proper noun (a name), Paarai functions as a personal designation rather than as a common word carrying semantic range or nuanced meanings. The transliteration suggests a name of Semitic origin, though the lexicon data provided does not specify its etymology or the identity of the person who bore it. Without additional lexicon entries showing related word forms, etymological connections, or contextual usage across multiple biblical occurrences, the full significance of this name cannot be established from the data at hand. The single occurrence limits linguistic analysis to what its context in scripture alone would reveal. For readers seeking to understand this figure or name in biblical narrative, consultation of the biblical passage containing this reference would be essential, as the lexicon entry itself provides no descriptive or historical information beyond its status as a biblical name.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text