Strong's H6504 · Hebrew
פָּרַד
pârad · /paw-rad'/
Definition
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
KJV: disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered פָּרַד across 26 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis8 verses
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Genesis 10:5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Genesis 10:32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Genesis 13:9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Genesis 13:11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Genesis 13:14And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
Genesis 25:23And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
Genesis 30:40And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.
Job2 verses
Psalms2 verses
Proverbs5 verses
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. soweth: Heb. sendeth forth
Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. seeketh: or, procureth
Proverbs 18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Through: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business
Proverbs 18:18The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Proverbs 19:4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6504 (pârad) mean?
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
How many times does H6504 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6504 (פָּרַד) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “separated.”
How is pârad translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6504 is rendered as “separated” (7×), “divided” (2×), “parted” (2×), “separateth” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word פָּרַד come from?
a primitive root;