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פְּאֹרָה H6288

H6288 is the Hebrew word פְּאֹרָה, transliterated pᵉʼôrâh and said peh-o-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it bough.

Word: פְּאֹרָהTransliteration: pᵉʼôrâhSaid: peh-o-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

properly, ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green.

Where it comes from

or פֹּרָאה; or פֻּארָה; from H6286 (פָּאַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bough 1×branches 1×under his branches 1×like his branches 1×boughs 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bough, branch, sprig.

Verses using פְּאֹרָה

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Isaiah 10:33 · KJV

Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.

Ezekiel 31:5 · KJV

Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

Ezekiel 31:6 · KJV

All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

Ezekiel 31:8 · KJV

The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.

Ezekiel 31:12 · KJV

And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6288 mean?

H6288 is the Hebrew word פְּאֹרָה (pᵉʼôrâh), meaning properly, ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green.

How is H6288 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bough (1 time), branches (1 time), under his branches (1 time), like his branches (1 time), boughs (1 time).

How many times does H6288 appear in the Bible?

פְּאֹרָה (pᵉʼôrâh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6288 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or פֹּרָאה; or פֻּארָה; from H6286 (פָּאַר).

Nearby entries

H6285 · פֵּאָה — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e…H6286 · פָּאַר — to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish…H6287 · פְּאֵר — an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress H6289 · פָּארוּר — properly, illuminated, i.e. a glow; as…H6290 · פָּארָן — Paran, a desert of Arabia H6291 · פַּג — crude; an unripe fig

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