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פָּרָה H6509

H6509 is the Hebrew word פָּרָה, transliterated pârâh and said paw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it fruitful.

Word: פָּרָהTransliteration: pârâhSaid: paw-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 28 verses

What it means

to bear fruit (literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fruitful 13×make thee fruitful 2×increased 2×you be ye fruitful 1×make 1×make him fruitful 1×caused me to be fruitful 1×therein and grew 1×even a fruitful 1×until thou be increased 1×you and make you fruitful 1×beareth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.

Verses using פָּרָה

All 28 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 1:22 · KJV

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:28 · KJV

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 8:17 · KJV

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

Genesis 9:1 · KJV

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Genesis 9:7 · KJV

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

Genesis 17:6 · KJV

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 17:20 · KJV

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 26:22 · KJV

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Genesis 28:3 · KJV

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

Genesis 35:11 · KJV

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Genesis 41:52 · KJV

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Genesis 47:27 · KJV

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

Genesis 48:4 · KJV

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

Genesis 49:22 · KJV

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

Exodus 1:7 · KJV

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Exodus 23:30 · KJV

By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

Leviticus 26:9 · KJV

For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

Deuteronomy 29:18 · KJV

Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

Psalm 105:24 · KJV

And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

Psalm 128:3 · KJV

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Isaiah 11:1 · KJV

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

Isaiah 17:6 · KJV

Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.

Isaiah 32:12 · KJV

They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

Isaiah 45:8 · KJV

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

Jeremiah 3:16 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

Jeremiah 23:3 · KJV

And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

Ezekiel 19:10 · KJV

Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

Ezekiel 36:11 · KJV

And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6509 mean?

H6509 is the Hebrew word פָּרָה (pârâh), meaning to bear fruit (literally or figuratively).

How is H6509 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fruitful (13 times), make thee fruitful (2 times), increased (2 times), you be ye fruitful (1 time), make (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6509 appear in the Bible?

פָּרָה (pârâh) is tagged in 28 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6509 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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