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פְּרָת H6578
H6578 is the Hebrew word פְּרָת, transliterated Pᵉrâth and said per-awth'. The King James Version most often renders it euphrates.
What it means
Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East.
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Euphrates.
Verses using פְּרָת
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 11:24 · KJV
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
Joshua 1:4 · KJV
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
2 Samuel 8:3 · KJV
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
2 Kings 23:29 · KJV
In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
2 Kings 24:7 · KJV
And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 5:9 · KJV
And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 18:3 · KJV
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
2 Chronicles 35:20 · KJV
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
Jeremiah 13:4 · KJV
Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
Jeremiah 13:5 · KJV
So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
Jeremiah 13:6 · KJV
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Jeremiah 13:7 · KJV
Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
Jeremiah 46:2 · KJV
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6578 mean?
H6578 is the Hebrew word פְּרָת (Pᵉrâth), meaning Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East.
How is H6578 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it euphrates (13 times).
How many times does H6578 appear in the Bible?
פְּרָת (Pᵉrâth) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6578 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing.
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