פֶּ֫רַח (pe.rach)
pe.rach
flower
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 13 verses
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- Part of speech
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Definition
Definition
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word pe.rach describes the delicate beauty of a flower, appearing most frequently in the detailed instructions for the Tabernacle’s lamp stand. These golden blossoms were not merely decorative; they were hammered from the same solid gold as the base and shaft, showing that God cares about aesthetic excellence in His dwelling place. This reminds us that our worship is meant to be both sincere and beautiful, reflecting the glory of its Creator.
In other contexts, such as Isaiah’s prophecy, the flower represents fragility and transience. Just as a bloom withers quickly, human pride or false security can vanish suddenly. Yet this contrast highlights God’s enduring nature. While earthly things fade, His word remains firm. We are invited to find our stability not in fleeting appearances but in the unchanging character of God.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 13 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- and/ blossoms/ its4×
- and/ a blossom4×
- and/ the/ blossom2×
- [the] blossom of2×
- bud[s]1×
- blossom/ its1×
- and/ blossom/ their1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- וּ/פְרָחֶֽי/הָ\׃2×
- וּ/פְרָחֶ֖י/הָ2×
- וָ/פָ֑רַח2×
- וָ/פֶרַח֒2×
- וְ/הַ/פֶּ֧רַח2×
- פֶּ֣רַח1×
- פֶּ֖רַח1×
- פֶּ֔רַח1×
- פִּרְחָ֖/הּ1×
- וּ/פִרְחָ֖/ם1×
Key Verses
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Exodus 25:31
“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
This verse introduces the lamp stand's design, establishing that flowers are integral to the structure, hammered from one piece with the gold.
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Numbers 8:4
This was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work. He made the lamp stand according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses.
Here the term emphasizes the seamless craftsmanship of the lamp stand, which was made exactly as God showed Moses, linking beauty to divine instruction.
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Isaiah 5:24
Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
The flower is used metaphorically to describe how quickly human pride and false security will vanish when they reject God's law.
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Every Occurrence (13 verses across 5 books)
Exodus 6 verses
“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its…
Exodus 25:33three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the…
Exodus 25:34and in the lamp stand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
Exodus 37:17He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds,…
Exodus 37:19three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the…
Exodus 37:20In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;