6508. pardes

Lexicon

pardes: Orchard, Park, Paradise

Original Word: פַרְדֵּס
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: pardec
Pronunciation: par-DACE
Phonetic Spelling: (par-dace')
Definition: Orchard, Park, Paradise
Meaning: a park

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

forest, orchard

Of foreign origin; a park -- forest, orchard.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a preserve, park
NASB Translation
forest (1), orchard (1), parks (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַּרְדֵּס noun [masculine] preserve, park (loan-word from Zend pairi-daêza, enclosure, Spieg Haug in Ew^Jahrb. see 162 f., compare Spieg^{Avesta i. 293}; Persian pâlêz Lag^{Ges. Abh. 75, 211}, Kurdish parês Nö^{ZMG xxxvi (1882), 182}; hence Armenian partêz Lag^{Arm. Stud. § 1878}, late Assyrian pardisu Meissn^{ZA vi. 290}, Arabic ; Greek παράδεισος; compare also Dl^{Pa 95 ff.} Di^{Genesis 2:8}); — ׳הַמּ Nehemiah 2:8 (containing trees); construct מַּרְדֵּס רִמּוֺנִים Songs 4:13 (fruit-trees and costly plants); plural מַּרְדֵּסִים Ecclesiastes 2:5 (+ גַּנּוֺת).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a foreign origin, likely of Persian origin.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term is G3857 • παράδεισος (paradeisos), which is used in the Septuagint and the New Testament to denote a garden or paradise. This Greek term carries similar connotations of a place of beauty and delight, often used to describe the Garden of Eden or the heavenly paradise promised to believers.

Usage: The term "pardes" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a park or a cultivated area, often implying a place of beauty and abundance. It is used to describe a setting that is lush and well-maintained, typically associated with pleasure and delight.

Context: The Hebrew word פַרְדֵּס (pardes) appears in the Old Testament and is translated as "park" or "orchard." It is a term that conveys the idea of a cultivated and enclosed space, often associated with royal or luxurious gardens. The concept of a "pardes" is one of beauty, fertility, and abundance, reflecting a place where nature is harmoniously arranged for enjoyment and sustenance.

In the Berean Standard Bible, "pardes" is found in the following passages:
• Nehemiah 2:8: "And may I have a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple and for the city wall and for the house I will occupy." Here, the term is associated with a royal forest or park, indicating a managed and resource-rich area.
• Ecclesiastes 2:5: "I made myself gardens and parks and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees." This verse highlights the personal enjoyment and aesthetic pleasure derived from creating and maintaining such spaces.
• Song of Solomon 4:13: "Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, with henna and nard." In this poetic context, "pardes" is used to describe a lush and fragrant garden, symbolizing beauty and fertility.

The use of "pardes" in these contexts underscores the cultural and historical significance of gardens and parks in ancient Near Eastern societies, where they were often seen as symbols of prosperity and divine blessing.

Forms and Transliterations

הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס הפרדס וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים ופרדסים פַּרְדֵּ֣ס פרדס hap·par·dês happarDes happardês par·dês parDes pardês ū·p̄ar·dê·sîm ufardeSim ūp̄ardêsîm

Englishman's Concordance

Nehemiah 2:8
HEB: אָסָף֩ שֹׁמֵ֨ר הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
NAS: of the king's forest, that he may give
KJV: of the king's forest, that he may give
INT: Asaph the keeper forest which of the king's

Ecclesiastes 2:5
HEB: לִ֔י גַּנּ֖וֹת וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי בָהֶ֖ם
NAS: gardens and parks for myself and I planted
KJV: me gardens and orchards, and I planted
INT: made gardens and parks planted trees

Songs 4:13
HEB: שְׁלָחַ֙יִךְ֙ פַּרְדֵּ֣ס רִמּוֹנִ֔ים עִ֖ם
NAS: Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates
KJV: Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates,
INT: your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6508
3 Occurrences

hap·par·dês — 1 Occ.
par·dês — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄ar·dê·sîm — 1 Occ.