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פֶּרֶא H6501

H6501 is the Hebrew word פֶּרֶא, transliterated pereʼ and said peh'-reh. The King James Version most often renders it wild ass.

Word: פֶּרֶאTransliteration: pereʼSaid: peh'-rehLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

the onager.

Where it comes from

or פֶּרֶה; (Jeremiah 2:24), from H6500 (פָּרָא) in the secondary sense of running wild.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wild ass 4×wild asses 3×wild 1×like a wild ass's 1×behold as wild asses 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: wild (ass).

Verses using פֶּרֶא

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 16:12 · KJV

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Job 6:5 · KJV

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Job 11:12 · KJV

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

Job 24:5 · KJV

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

Job 39:5 · KJV

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

Psalm 104:11 · KJV

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

Isaiah 32:14 · KJV

Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

Jeremiah 2:24 · KJV

A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

Jeremiah 14:6 · KJV

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

Hosea 8:9 · KJV

For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6501 mean?

H6501 is the Hebrew word פֶּרֶא (pereʼ), meaning the onager.

How is H6501 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wild ass (4 times), wild asses (3 times), wild (1 time), like a wild ass's (1 time), behold as wild asses (1 time).

How many times does H6501 appear in the Bible?

פֶּרֶא (pereʼ) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6501 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or פֶּרֶה; (Jeremiah 2:24), from H6500 (פָּרָא) in the secondary sense of running wild.

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