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Parosh

פַּרְעֹשׁStrong’s H6551

parosh (par-osh)

Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Parosh is the Hebrew word usually translated “parosh”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.

“The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.”
Ezra 2:3 KJV
Meaning
  1. Ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra
  2. A leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
  3. Ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra
  4. A leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
  5. Ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra
  6. A leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
  7. Ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra
  8. A leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
How it's translated
  • parosh 6

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezra 3
  • Nehemiah 3

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

פַּרְעֹשׁ parosh · Parosh

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.3 § Parosh or Pharosh = "flea" 1) ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra 2) a leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

פַּרְעֹשׁ parosh · Parosh

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.3 § Parosh or Pharosh = "flea" 1) ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra 2) a leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

פַּרְעֹשׁ parosh · Parosh

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.25; father of: Pedaiah (H6305J) § Parosh or Pharosh = "flea" 1) ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra 2) a leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

פַּרְעֹשׁ parosh · Parosh

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.14 § Parosh or Pharosh = "flea" 1) ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra 2) a leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.