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פָּרַס H6536
H6536 is the Hebrew word פָּרַס, transliterated pâraç and said paw-ras'. The King James Version most often renders it divideth.
What it means
to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: deal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear.
Verses using פָּרַס
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 11:3 · KJV
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
Leviticus 11:4 · KJV
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Leviticus 11:5 · KJV
And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Leviticus 11:6 · KJV
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Leviticus 11:7 · KJV
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:26 · KJV
The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
Deuteronomy 14:6 · KJV
And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Deuteronomy 14:7 · KJV
Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
Deuteronomy 14:8 · KJV
And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
Isaiah 58:7 · KJV
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Jeremiah 16:7 · KJV
Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6536 mean?
H6536 is the Hebrew word פָּרַס (pâraç), meaning to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute.
How is H6536 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it divideth (4 times), or of them that divide (2 times), whatsoever parteth (1 time), though he divide (1 time), parteth (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6536 appear in the Bible?
פָּרַס (pâraç) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6536 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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