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Pharpar

פַּרְפַּרStrong’s H6554

parpar (par-par)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Parpar is the Hebrew word usually translated “pharpar”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.”
2 Kings 5:12 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Pharpar = "swift"
How it's translated
  • and pharpar 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 2 Kings 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    פַּרְפַּר parpar · Pharpar

    § Pharpar = "swift" a stream in the district of Damascus identified with the modern 'Awaj'; rises on the southeast slopes of Mount Hermon and flows into the southernmost lake of Damascus

    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.