פרש

Aramaic

Verb

פרש • (transliteration needed)

1. to separate, cut off

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־שׁ‎ (p-r-š)

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)

Etymology 2

Root
פ־ר־שׁ‎ (p-r-š)

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		פרוש \ פְּרֹשׁ‎	פִּרְשִׁי‎	פִּרְשׁוּ‎	פרושנה \ פְּרֹשְׁנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced פָּרַשְׁתֶּם‎ and פָּרַשְׁתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3

Root
פ־ר־שׂ‎ (p-r-ś)

Verb

פָּרַשׂ • (parás) (pa'al construction)

1. to spread
2. to stretch out

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

Further reading

• פרש‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• שרף‎