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Lexicon :: Strong's H6550 - parʿš

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פַּרְעשׁ
Transliteration
parʿš
Pronunciation
par-oshe'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1825.1

Strong’s Definitions

פַּרְעֹשׁ parʻôsh, par-oshe'; probably from H6544 and H6211; a flea (as the isolated insect):—flea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H6550 in the following manner: flea (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H6550 in the following manner: flea (2x).

  1. flea

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פַּרְעֹשׁ parʻôsh, par-oshe'; probably from H6544 and H6211; a flea (as the isolated insect):—flea.
STRONGS H6550: Abbreviations
† I. פַּרְעשׁ noun masculine flea (Assyrian puršúû, paršúû; on transposing of, see HomA. u. A. i. 21); — figure of insignifance 1 Samuel 24:15; 1 Samuel 26:20 נַפְשִׁי Greek Version of the LXX Th We Dr and others.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

24:15; 26:20

H6550

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6550 matches the Hebrew פַּרְעשׁ (parʿš),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:14 - “Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:20 - Now do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. The king of Israel has come out to look for a flea—as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
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