What does פָּרַח · προτρέπομαι mean in the Bible?
פָּרַח · προτρέπομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to blossom or flourish".
Hebrew · H6524, G4389
יִפְרָחוּ
To break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish · to encourage
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פָּרַחH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom ; generally, to spread ; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
Pronunciationpāraḥ
Movement from botanical emergence (budding/blooming) to expansive spread, with flying as the characteristic mode of rapid dispersal
Open lexicon entry →προτρέπομαιG4389to encourage
Pronunciationprotrépomai
Open lexicon entry →What does יִפְרָחוּ (yifrachu) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַח · προτρέπομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to blossom or flourish".
Full entry for יִפְרָחוּ (H6524, G4389) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6524, G4389?
H6524, G4389 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to blossom or flourish
Source Gloss
to blossom or flourish
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms25
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense21×
ImperfectHos 14:6 · Num 17:20 · Ps 72:7 · Ps 92:13 · Hab 3:17 · Isa 35:2 · Lev 13:12 · Isa 66:14 · Prov 11:289×
PerfectEzek 7:10 · Lev 13:39 · Num 17:23 · Lev 13:20 · Lev 13:25 · Song 7:136×
Participle activeExod 9:9 · Exod 9:10 · Lev 13:42 · Lev 13:574×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 35:2 · Lev 13:122×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
ImperfectJob 14:9 · Prov 14:11 · Isa 17:11 · Ps 92:144×
Word Origins
יִפְרָחוּ is a primitive root - no further derivation.