פָּרוּר (pa.rur)
pa.rur
pot
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 3 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:N-M
Word Overview
The Hebrew noun parur refers to a cooking vessel, specifically a pan or pot used for boiling food. With only three occurrences in the entire Hebrew Bible, it appears in contexts involving daily sustenance rather than ceremonial rites. In Numbers 11:8, it describes the container in which the manna was boiled before being baked into cakes, highlighting its role in preparing staple foods.
Its usage extends to narrative scenes of hospitality and provision. Judges 6:19 records Gideon using a parur to boil the young goat his angelic visitor requested, while 1 Samuel 2:14 mentions it in the context of priests seizing meat from pots at Shiloh. These instances ground the word in the practical realities of ancient Israelite life, where such vessels were essential for transforming raw ingredients into edible meals.
Unlike terms for large storage jars or specialized sacrificial basins, parur denotes a functional cooking pot. Its rare appearance suggests it was a common household item not requiring special lexical distinction, yet its inclusion in these texts underscores the importance of food preparation in biblical narratives of provision and judgment.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word parur points to a simple cooking pot, the kind used for daily meals rather than temple rituals. In Numbers 11:8, it held the manna that God provided in the wilderness. This detail reminds us that God cares about our basic needs. He supplies not just spiritual truth but also the food that keeps us alive each day.
In Judges 6:19, Gideon used a parur to prepare a meal for an angelic visitor. This shows how ordinary household items become part of God’s larger plans. We do not need special equipment or perfect conditions to serve Him. Our everyday actions, like cooking dinner, can carry spiritual weight when offered with faith.
Even in 1 Samuel 2:14, the pot appears in a story about corruption at Shiloh. Here, it highlights how sacred duties were mishandled. The contrast reminds us to treat our resources and responsibilities with care. God sees both our humble service and our failures, inviting us toward integrity in small things.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 3 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- in the/ pot2×
- in <the>/ pot1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- בַּ/פָּר֔וּר1×
- בַּ/פָּר֑וּר1×
- בַ/פָּר֔וּר1×
Key Verses
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Numbers 11:8
The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.
This verse links the pot directly to manna preparation, showing God's provision for daily sustenance in the wilderness.
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Judges 6:19
Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal. He put the meat in a basket and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.
Gideon uses this common vessel to serve an angel, illustrating how ordinary hospitality can intersect with divine encounter.
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I Samuel 2:14
and he stabbed it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. The priest took all that the fork brought up for himself. They did this to all the Israelites who came there to Shiloh.
The pot here marks a place of abuse, where priests exploited their role in food distribution at Shiloh.