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פרה

Strong’s: H6500 · H6509

Associated OET lemmas: פָּרָא · פָּרָה · פֹּרָת

Other spellings: פרא

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: פְּרִי

Sense 1: to be fruitful, to flourish, to increase

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = process by which humans, animals, or plants produce much offspring, ► and so grow in number and strength

Forms: vbqal-; vbhif-

Synonyms: מלא · רבה · שׁרץ

GEN 1:22: RV GEN 1:22 · LV GEN 1:22 · Read together GEN 1:22

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OET-RV GEN 1:22

22 and he blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

OET-LV GEN 1:22

22 And_ god _he/it _blessed DOM_them to_say be _fruitful and_increase/multiply and_fill DOM the_waters in _the_seas and_the_bird let _it _multiply on _the_earth.

GEN 1:28: RV GEN 1:28 · LV GEN 1:28 · Read together GEN 1:28

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OET-RV GEN 1:28

28 Then God blessed them and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and take control of it. You’re in charge of the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

OET-LV GEN 1:28

28 And_ god _he/it _blessed DOM_them and_he/it _said to/for_them god be _fruitful and_increase/multiply and_fill DOM the_earth/land and_subdue_it and_rule(pl) on/over_fish _of the_sea and_on/over_bird _of the_heavens and_on/over_all animal the_creeping on the_earth/land.

All 19 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 1:22 · RV GEN 1:28 · RV GEN 8:17 · RV GEN 9:1 · RV GEN 9:7 · RV GEN 26:22 · RV GEN 35:11 · RV GEN 47:27 · RV GEN 49:22 · LV GEN 1:22 · LV GEN 1:28 · LV GEN 8:17 · LV GEN 9:1 · LV GEN 9:7 · LV GEN 26:22 · LV GEN 35:11 · LV GEN 47:27 · LV GEN 49:22 · Read together GEN 1:22 · Read together GEN 1:28 · Read together GEN 8:17 · Read together GEN 9:1 · Read together GEN 9:7 · Read together GEN 26:22 · Read together GEN 35:11 · Read together GEN 47:27 · Read together GEN 49:22

EXO: RV EXO 1:7 · RV EXO 23:30 · LV EXO 1:7 · LV EXO 23:30 · Read together EXO 1:7 · Read together EXO 23:30

PSA: RV PSA 128:3 · LV PSA 128:3 · Read together PSA 128:3

ISA: RV ISA 17:6 · RV ISA 32:12 · LV ISA 17:6 · LV ISA 32:12 · Read together ISA 17:6 · Read together ISA 32:12

JER: RV JER 3:16 · RV JER 23:3 · LV JER 3:16 · LV JER 23:3 · Read together JER 3:16 · Read together JER 23:3

EZE: RV EZE 19:10 · RV EZE 36:11 · LV EZE 19:10 · LV EZE 36:11 · Read together EZE 19:10 · Read together EZE 36:11

HOS: RV HOS 13:15 · LV HOS 13:15 · Read together HOS 13:15

Sense 2: to make fruitful, to make flourish, to cause to increase

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = causative action by which a deity causes humans to produce much offspring, ► and so grow in number and strength

Forms: vbhif-

Synonyms: רבה

GEN 17:6: RV GEN 17:6 · LV GEN 17:6 · Read together GEN 17:6

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OET-RV GEN 17:6

6 I’ll make you and your descendants very fruitful so that they form nations and some of them will become kings.

OET-LV GEN 17:6

6 And_I _will _make _fruitful you with_muchness muchness and_I_will _make _you into_nations and_kings from_you they _will _come _out.

GEN 17:20: RV GEN 17:20 · LV GEN 17:20 · Read together GEN 17:20

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OET-RV GEN 17:20

20 But as for Yishmael, I’ve heard your request. Listen, I’ll bless him and make him fruitful and give him very many descendants. He’ll father twelve rulers and I’ll make him into a great nation,

OET-LV GEN 17:20

20 And_to_Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) I_have _heard _you HERE I _will _bless DOM_him/it and_I _will _make _fruitful DOM_him/it and_I _will _multiply DOM_him/it with_muchness muchness two _plus ten princes he _will _father and_I _will _give_him/it to_(a)_nation great.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 17:6 · RV GEN 17:20 · RV GEN 28:3 · RV GEN 41:52 · RV GEN 48:4 · LV GEN 17:6 · LV GEN 17:20 · LV GEN 28:3 · LV GEN 41:52 · LV GEN 48:4 · Read together GEN 17:6 · Read together GEN 17:20 · Read together GEN 28:3 · Read together GEN 41:52 · Read together GEN 48:4

LEV: RV LEV 26:9 · LV LEV 26:9 · Read together LEV 26:9

PSA: RV PSA 105:24 · LV PSA 105:24 · Read together PSA 105:24

Sense 3: to grow, to sprout

Semantic domains: Stage (002001001057)

Core domains: Plant (125)

Definition: = process by which a branch grows out of the stump or the root of a tree, or by which a plant grows directly out of the soil

Forms: vbqal-

Synonyms: יצא · צמח

ISA 11:1: RV ISA 11:1 · LV ISA 11:1 · Read together ISA 11:1

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OET-RV ISA 11:1

11 Then a shoot will come out from the stump of Yishay (Jesse),
⇔ and a branch from his roots will grow to produce fruit.

OET-LV ISA 11:1

11 And_ a _branch _it _will _go _forth from_the _rootstock _of Yishay/(Jesse) and_a _shoot from_roots _of_his it _will _bear _fruit.

ISA 45:8: RV ISA 45:8 · LV ISA 45:8 · Read together ISA 45:8

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OET-RV ISA 45:8

8 Rain down from above you skies,
⇔ and let the clouds pour down godliness.
⇔ Let the earth open up and let salvation grow on the trees
⇔ and at the same time, let righteousness sprout up.
⇔ I, Yahweh, have created it.

OET-LV ISA 45:8

8 Drip _down Oh _heaven (from)_above and_clouds let _them _flow righteousness the_earth let _it _open _up and_let _them _bear _fruit salvation and_righteousness let _it _cause _to _sprout together I YHWH I_have _created _it.

Sense 4: to bear, to cause to grow, to cause to sprout

Semantic domains: Stage (002001001057)

Core domains: Plant (125)

Definition: = causative process by which a plant causes a branch to grow out of its roots

Forms: vbqal-

DEU 29:17: RV DEU 29:18 · LV DEU 29:17 · Read together DEU 29:18

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OET-RV DEU 29:18

18 If there happens to be a man or woman, or clan or tribe, whose loyalty is turning away today from your god Yahweh and to go and serve those gods in those other nations, i.e., if there’s a bitter or poisonous root among you all,

OET-LV DEU 29:17

17  Lest there_be among_you(pl) a _man or a _woman or a _clan or a _tribe who heart _of_his is_turning _away the_day from_with YHWH god _of_our to_go to_serve DOM the _gods _of the_nations the_those lest there_be among_you(pl) a _root bearing _fruit poison and_wormwood.