פֶּ֫רַח
pe.rach
flower
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Hebrew word "pe.rach" (H6525) has a definition of "flower." This suggests that the concept of blooming or growth is at its core. However, the word is categorized under the semantic domain of "Movement & Travel," which may seem unexpected for a noun that typically evokes images of stillness. This unusual categorization hints at the idea that flowers might be associated with movement and change, such as the seasonal blooming process. The word "pe.rach" appears 17 times in the Bible, indicating a relatively significant range of usage, although the specific contexts are not provided. The sheer number of occurrences could suggest a notable emphasis on the idea of flowers or blooming within biblical narratives. Despite the unusual semantic domain, the word "pe.rach" seems to primarily represent the concept of growth or blooming, with secondary associations related to movement or change. Further analysis of specific biblical contexts would be needed to fully understand the significance of this word, but its prominent usage and unique categorization make it worthy of further examination.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
17 total occurrences across the text
Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 18:5For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches.
Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
Exodus 25:31“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
Exodus 25:33three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;
Exodus 25:33three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;
Exodus 25:34and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
Exodus 37:17He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
Exodus 37:19three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
Exodus 37:19three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
Exodus 37:20In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
Numbers 8:4This was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work. He made the lamp stand according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses.
Numbers 17:8On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
1 Kings 7:26It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.
1 Kings 7:49and the lamp stands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
2 Chronicles 4:5It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It received and held three thousand baths.
2 Chronicles 4:21and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was perfect gold;