פרש

Aramaic

Verb

פרש • (transliteration needed)

1. to separate, cut off

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־שׁ (p-r-sh)
10 terms

Cognate with Arabic فَرَس (faras, “horse”).

Noun

פָּרָשׁ • (parásh) m (plural indefinite פָּרָשִׁים, singular construct פָּרַשׁ־, plural construct פָּרָשֵׁי־)

1. horseman, cavalier, dragoon
2. (chess) knight

See also

• אַבִּיר (abír)

References

• H6571 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
פ־ר־שׁ (p-r-sh)
10 terms

Verb

פָּרַשׁ • (parásh) (pa'al construction)

1. to retire
2. to quit
3. (biblical) to make clear, expound clearly

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּרַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לפרוש / לִפְרֹשׁ
		action noun		פְּרִישָׁה
		passive participle		פָּרוּשׁ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	פָּרַשְׁתִּי		פָּרַשְׁנוּ
	second	פָּרַשְׁתָּ	פָּרַשְׁתְּ	פְּרַשְׁתֶּם1	פְּרַשְׁתֶּן1
	third	פָּרַשׁ	פָּרְשָׁה	פָּרְשׁוּ
present		פּוֹרֵשׁ	פּוֹרֶשֶׁת	פּוֹרְשִׁים	פּוֹרְשׁוֹת
future	first	אפרוש / אֶפְרֹשׁ		נפרוש / נִפְרֹשׁ
	second	תפרוש / תִּפְרֹשׁ	תִּפְרְשִׁי	תִּפְרְשׁוּ	תפרושנה / תִּפְרֹשְׁנָה2
	third	יפרוש / יִפְרֹשׁ	תפרוש / תִּפְרֹשׁ	יִפְרְשׁוּ	תפרושנה / תִּפְרֹשְׁנָה2
imperative	positive	פרוש / פְּרֹשׁ	פִּרְשִׁי	פִּרְשׁוּ	פרושנה / פְּרֹשְׁנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Pronounced פָּרַשְׁתֶּם and פָּרַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

פֵּרֵשׁ • (perésh) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of פירש

Etymology 3

Root
פ־ר־שׂ (p-r-s)
4 terms

Verb

פָּרַשׂ • (parás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַשׂ)

1. to spread
2. to stretch out

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּרַשׂ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לפרוש / לִפְרֹשׂ
		action noun		פְּרִישָׂה
		passive participle		פָּרוּשׂ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	פָּרַשְׂתִּי		פָּרַשְׂנוּ
	second	פָּרַשְׂתָּ	פָּרַשְׂתְּ	פְּרַשְׂתֶּם1	פְּרַשְׂתֶּן1
	third	פָּרַשׂ	פָּרְשָׂה	פָּרְשׂוּ
present		פּוֹרֵשׂ	פּוֹרֶשֶׂת	פּוֹרְשִׂים	פּוֹרְשׂוֹת
future	first	אפרוש / אֶפְרֹשׂ		נפרוש / נִפְרֹשׂ
	second	תפרוש / תִּפְרֹשׂ	תִּפְרְשִׂי	תִּפְרְשׂוּ	תפרושנה / תִּפְרֹשְׂנָה2
	third	יפרוש / יִפְרֹשׂ	תפרוש / תִּפְרֹשׂ	יִפְרְשׂוּ	תפרושנה / תִּפְרֹשְׂנָה2
imperative	positive	פרוש / פְּרֹשׂ	פִּרְשִׂי	פִּרְשׂוּ	פרושנה / פְּרֹשְׂנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Pronounced פָּרַשְׂתֶּם and פָּרַשְׂתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H6567 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “פרש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 4

Cognate with Arabic فَرْث (farṯ, “digestive substances”).

Noun

פֶּרֶשׁ • (péresh) f (no plural forms) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. excrements of slaughtered animals found inside their entrails
   • Tanach, Exodus 29:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְאֶת־בְּשַׂר הַפָּר וְאֶת־עֹרוֹ וְאֶת־פִּרְשׁוֹ תִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה חַטָּאת הוּא׃

     The rest of the flesh of the bull, its hide, and its dung shall be put to the fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

   • Tanach, Malachi 2:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     הִנְנִי גֹעֵר לָכֶם אֶת־הַזֶּרַע וְזֵרִיתִי פֶרֶשׁ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶם פֶּרֶשׁ חַגֵּיכֶם וְנָשָׂא אֶתְכֶם אֵלָיו׃

     I will put your seed under a ban, and I will strew dung upon your faces, the dung of your festal sacrifices, and you shall be carried out to its [heap].

Declension

Declension of פֶּרֶשׁ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	פֶּרֶשׁ	first	פִּרְשִׁי		פִּרְשֵׁנוּ
	definite	הַפֶּרֶשׁ	second	פִּרְשְׁךָ	פִּרְשֵׁךְ	פִּרְשְׁכֶם	פִּרְשְׁכֶן
	construct	פֶּרֶשׁ־	third	פִּרְשׁוֹ	פִּרְשָׁהּ	פִּרְשָׁם	פִּרְשָׁן

Synonyms

• צוֹאָה (tso'á, “excrements, feces”)
• צֵאָה (tse'á)

References

• H6569 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987), “פֶּרֶשׁ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 533c
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903), A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎^[2], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 1243a

Further reading

• פרש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• שרף