6524. parach
Lexical Summary
parach: To sprout, to blossom, to flourish, to break forth

Original Word: פָרַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: parach
Pronunciation: pah-rahkh
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-rakh')
KJV: X abroad, X abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up)
Word Origin: [a primitive root]

1. to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom
2. (generally) to spread
3. (specifically) to fly (as extending the wings)
4. (figuratively) to flourish

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
abroad, abundantly, blossom, break forth out, bud, flourish, make fly, grow,

A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish -- X abroad, X abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. מָּרַח verb bud, sprout, shoot (NT Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew Hiph`il 2; Ecclus פרח

Qal = flourish,

Hiph`il causative, Ecclesiasticus 49:10; Ecclesiasticus 40:19; Arabic II. hatch, also sprout, young of bird (see אֶפְרֹחַ below), twig, sprout; Assyrian pir—u, noun sprout; — on meaning compare GFMJBL x (1891), 57); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳פ Ezekiel 7:10 +, etc; Imperfect3masculine singular יִפְרַח Hosea 14:6 +, 3 feminine plural תִּפְרַחְנָה Isaiah 66:14, etc.; Infinitive absolute מָּרֹחַ Isaiah 35:2; construct בִּפְרֹךְ Psalm 92:8; Participle feminine מֹּרַ֫חַת Genesis 40:10; — bud, sprout, send out shoots, of vine Genesis 40:10 (E), Hosea 14:8 (simile), Songs 6:11; Songs 7:13; fig-tree Habakkuk 3:17 (< ᵐ5 We Now תִּפְרֶח); rods Numbers 17:20; Numbers 17:23; metaphor of restored Israel Hosea 14:6; Isaiah 27:6, compare of bones Isaiah 66:14 (כַּדֶּשֶׁא); of righteous Psalm 72:7; Psalm 92:13; Proverbs 11:28; of wicked (כְּמוֺ עֵשֶׂב) Psalm 92:8; also of steppe (עֲרָבָה) Isaiah 35:1, מָּרֹחַ תִּפְרַח Isaiah 35:2; figurative of judgment Hosea 10:4 (כָּראֹשׁ; but on text see Now); of זָדוֺן (q. v. p. 268) Ezekiel 7:10.

Hiph`il Perfect1singular הִפְרַחְתִּי Ezekiel 17:24; Imperfect יַפְרִחַ Job 14:9, etc.; —

1 cause to bud or sprout, with accusative עֵץ Ezekiel 17:24, זֶרַע Isaiah 17:11, both figurative

2 shew buds, sprouts, of tree Job 14:9; figurative of righteous Psalm 92:14; = flourish, of אֹהֶל יְשָׁרִים, Proverbs 14:11 (all

Qal in ִ֯ according to BaZMG xliii (1889), 180 f.).

II. מָּרַח verb break out, of leprosy and like eruptions (in P) (usually taken as = I. ׳פ, but dubious; Late Hebrew id., also decay, ferment VogelstLandwirthschaft 22; Syriac spread, of leprosy, etc.; NS. leprous spots); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳פ Leviticus 13:39 (of בֹּהַקִ), ׳וּפ consecutive Leviticus 14:43 (of נֶגַע); of צָרַעַת3feminine singular מָּרָ֑חָה Leviticus 13:20,25, also Imperfect3feminine singular + Infinitive absolute מָּרוֺחַ תִּפְרַח Leviticus 13:12, and Participle feminine מֹּרַחַת see 42; of שְׁחִין Participle masculine מֹּרֵחַ Exodus 9:9,10.

III. [מָּרַח] verb fly, Aramaism, si vera lectio (Late Hebrew id., especially fly away; Aramaic מְּרַח, fly; insect, bird); —

Qal Participle feminine plural לְפֹרְחוֺת Ezekiel 13:20 (twice in verse) for (like ?) flying things, i. e. birds, but strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Hi Siegf in va (where probably insert from vb); Co Toy Berthol Krae in va; vb.

Topical Lexicon
Agricultural Imagery of Life and Vitality

The verb פָּרַח consistently depicts the first visible evidence of life in plants—buds, shoots, blossoms, or new growth. From Joseph’s description of Pharaoh’s cupbearer’s vine (Genesis 40:10, 12) to the lily in Hosea (Hosea 14:5), the word pictures the Creator’s ongoing provision and the life-cycles He built into creation. Its distribution across narrative, poetry, and prophecy underscores the universality of God’s sustaining care for the land and all who depend on it.

Signs and Wonders Confirming Divine Choice

When Israel questioned the legitimacy of Aaron’s priesthood, the Lord ordered each tribal leader to lay a rod before the Ark. “The staff of the man I choose will blossom” (Numbers 17:5). By morning “the staff of Aaron … had sprouted, put forth buds, bloomed blossoms, and produced almonds” (Numbers 17:8). The verb marks every stage—sprouting, budding, blossoming—compressing an entire season’s growth into one night to vindicate God’s appointed mediator. The rod was then placed “in front of the testimony” (Numbers 17:10) as an enduring witness, prefiguring the resurrection power that authenticates the final High Priest, Jesus Christ.

Prophetic Assurance of National Restoration

Isaiah employs the root in a cluster of restoration oracles. “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it will bloom abundantly” (Isaiah 35:1-2). Here פָּרַח frames a two-fold promise: transformation of creation’s curse and Israel’s return from exile. Later, “In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit” (Isaiah 27:6). The imagery affirms that the nation chosen to bear covenant fruit will yet fulfill that destiny, despite temporary barrenness.

Messianic and Eschatological Hope

Though several messianic texts use other Hebrew terms for “Branch,” the occurrences of פָּרַח create the backdrop against which the Messiah’s advent is envisioned—a world where death and exile are reversed by divine life. Isaiah’s desert blossoming and Hosea’s lily (“He will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon,” Hosea 14:5) anticipate a global flowering under the reign of David’s greater Son, paralleling Psalm 72:7, “May the righteous flourish in his days.”

The Righteous vs. The Wicked

Wisdom literature sets flourishing in stark contrast. “Though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed” (Psalm 92:7). By contrast, “The righteous will flourish like a palm tree” (Psalm 92:12, a different root for flourish, yet the parallel intensifies the moral divide). The short-lived blossom of the wicked is a caution against misplaced confidence; enduring fruit belongs only to those rooted in God.

Human Frailty and the Need for Redemption

Job laments that man “comes forth like a flower and withers” (Job 14:2); “It is like a flower that blooms, but then is cut down” (Job 14:2, cf. Psalm 103:15). פָּרַח highlights both the beauty and brevity of life, driving the reader to the only One who “renews your youth like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:5) and grants eternal life beyond the withering of mortal flesh.

Liturgical and Artistic Symbolism

The menorah was fashioned with cups shaped like almond blossoms—each branch “embellished with buds and blossoms” (Exodus 25:33-34; 37:19-20). The continuous bloom in the sanctuary lamp symbolizes the perpetual light and life that God intends to shine from His presence. Because almonds are the earliest trees to bud in Israel, the motif carries the idea of watchful readiness (cf. Jeremiah 1:11-12).

Pastoral and Discipleship Applications

1. Authentic ministry must be marked by God-given life, not manufactured results (Numbers 17:8-10).
2. Seasons of barrenness are not final; the Lord can make deserts bloom (Isaiah 35:1-2).
3. Believers are called to cultivate lives that “blossom” in righteousness, knowing that wicked prosperity is temporary (Psalm 92:7).
4. The brevity of human flourishing (Job 14:2) urges readiness for eternity and dependence on the risen Christ, the true and abiding Branch.

Summary

Across its approximately thirty-six occurrences, פָּרַח weaves a unified biblical testimony: God alone initiates, sustains, and vindicates true life. Whether in budding vines, almond rods, or desert flowers, every blossoming points beyond itself to the ultimate revelation of life in the resurrection of Jesus and the coming restoration of all creation.

Forms and Transliterations
בִּפְרֹ֤חַ בפרח הֲפָֽרְחָ֣ה הפרחה וְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּי וְיִפְרְח֣וּ וְתִפְרַ֖ח וּפָרַ֖ח וּפָרַ֣ח וּפָרַ֤ח והפרחתי ויפרחו ופרח ותפרח יִֽפְרַח־ יִפְרַ֖ח יִפְרָ֑ח יִפְרָֽחוּ׃ יַפְרִ֑חַ יַפְרִֽיחַ׃ יַפְרִֽיחוּ׃ יפרח יפרח־ יפרחו׃ יפריח׃ יפריחו׃ כְפֹרַ֙חַת֙ כפרחת לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃ לפרחות לפרחת׃ פָּֽרְחָ֤ה פָּר֨וֹחַ פָּרַ֖ח פָּרַ֥ח פָּרָ֑חָה פָּרָֽחָה׃ פָּרֹ֨חַ פֹּרֵ֕חַ פֹּרֵ֛חַ פֹּרַ֖חַת פֹּרַ֙חַת֙ פרוח פרח פרחה פרחה׃ פרחת תִּפְרַ֜ח תִּפְרַ֤ח תִפְרַ֑חְנָה תִפְרָ֗ח תַּפְרִ֑יחִי תפרח תפרחנה תפריחי bifRoach bip̄·rō·aḥ bip̄rōaḥ chefoRachat hă·p̄ā·rə·ḥāh hafareChah hăp̄ārəḥāh ḵə·p̄ō·ra·ḥaṯ ḵəp̄ōraḥaṯ lə·p̄ō·rə·ḥō·wṯ lə·p̄ō·rə·ḥōṯ leForeChot ləp̄ōrəḥōṯ ləp̄ōrəḥōwṯ pā·rā·ḥāh pā·raḥ pā·rə·ḥāh pā·rō·aḥ pā·rō·w·aḥ paRach paRachah pāraḥ pārāḥāh pareChah pārəḥāh paRoach pārōaḥ pārōwaḥ pō·ra·ḥaṯ pō·rê·aḥ poRachat pōraḥaṯ poReach pōrêaḥ tafRichi tap̄·rî·ḥî tap̄rîḥî tifRach tifRachnah tip̄·raḥ ṯip̄·rāḥ ṯip̄·raḥ·nāh tip̄raḥ ṯip̄rāḥ ṯip̄raḥnāh ū·p̄ā·raḥ ufaRach ūp̄āraḥ vehifRachti vetifRach veyifreChu wə·hip̄·raḥ·tî wə·ṯip̄·raḥ wə·yip̄·rə·ḥū wəhip̄raḥtî wəṯip̄raḥ wəyip̄rəḥū yafRiach yafRichu yap̄·ri·aḥ yap̄·rî·aḥ yap̄·rî·ḥū yap̄riaḥ yap̄rîaḥ yap̄rîḥū yifRach yifRachu yip̄·rā·ḥū yip̄·raḥ yip̄·rāḥ yip̄·raḥ- yip̄raḥ yip̄rāḥ yip̄raḥ- yip̄rāḥū
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Genesis 40:10
HEB: שָׂרִיגִ֑ם וְהִ֤יא כְפֹרַ֙חַת֙ עָלְתָ֣ה נִצָּ֔הּ
NAS: branches. And as it was budding, its blossoms
KJV: branches: and it [was] as though it budded, [and] her blossoms
INT: branches it was budding came blossoms

Exodus 9:9
HEB: הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה לִשְׁחִ֥ין פֹּרֵ֛חַ אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֖ת בְּכָל־
NAS: boils breaking out with sores
KJV: and shall be a boil breaking forth [with] blains
INT: and beast boils breaking sores all

Exodus 9:10
HEB: שְׁחִין֙ אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת פֹּרֵ֕חַ בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃
NAS: boils breaking out with sores
KJV: and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains
INT: boils sores breaking man and beast

Leviticus 13:12
HEB: וְאִם־ פָּר֨וֹחַ תִּפְרַ֤ח הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙
NAS: the leprosy breaks out farther
KJV: And if a leprosy break out abroad
INT: If breaks farther the leprosy

Leviticus 13:12
HEB: וְאִם־ פָּר֨וֹחַ תִּפְרַ֤ח הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ בָּע֔וֹר
NAS: breaks out farther on the skin,
KJV: break out abroad in the skin,
INT: If breaks farther the leprosy the skin

Leviticus 13:20
HEB: הִ֖וא בַּשְּׁחִ֥ין פָּרָֽחָה׃
NAS: of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.
KJV: of leprosy broken out of the boil.
INT: he the boil has broken

Leviticus 13:25
HEB: הִ֔וא בַּמִּכְוָ֖ה פָּרָ֑חָה וְטִמֵּ֤א אֹתוֹ֙
NAS: it is leprosy; it has broken out in the burn.
KJV: it [is] a leprosy broken out of the burning:
INT: he the burn has broken shall pronounce the priest

Leviticus 13:39
HEB: בֹּ֥הַק ה֛וּא פָּרַ֥ח בָּע֖וֹר טָה֥וֹר
NAS: it is eczema that has broken out on the skin;
KJV: it [is] a freckled spot [that] groweth in the skin;
INT: is eczema that has broken the skin is clean

Leviticus 13:42
HEB: אֲדַמְדָּ֑ם צָרַ֤עַת פֹּרַ֙חַת֙ הִ֔וא בְּקָרַחְתּ֖וֹ
NAS: it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head
KJV: it [is] a leprosy sprung up in his bald head,
INT: A reddish-white is leprosy breaking he head

Leviticus 13:57
HEB: כְּלִי־ ע֔וֹר פֹּרַ֖חַת הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֣שׁ
NAS: of leather, it is an outbreak; the article with the mark
KJV: of skin; it [is] a spreading [plague]: thou shalt burn
INT: article of leather is an outbreak he the fire

Leviticus 14:43
HEB: יָשׁ֤וּב הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ וּפָרַ֣ח בַּבַּ֔יִת אַחַ֖ר
NAS: however, the mark breaks out again
KJV: come again, and break out in the house,
INT: again the mark breaks the house after

Numbers 17:5
HEB: בּ֖וֹ מַטֵּ֣הוּ יִפְרָ֑ח וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י מֵֽעָלַ֗י
NAS: I choose will sprout. Thus I will lessen
KJV: whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease
INT: choose the rod will sprout will lessen against

Numbers 17:8
HEB: הָעֵד֔וּת וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּרַ֥ח מַטֵּֽה־ אַהֲרֹ֖ן
NAS: of Levi had sprouted and put forth
KJV: of Levi was budded, and brought forth
INT: of the testimony and behold had sprouted the rod of Aaron

Job 14:9
HEB: מֵרֵ֣יחַ מַ֣יִם יַפְרִ֑חַ וְעָשָׂ֖ה קָצִ֣יר
NAS: of water it will flourish And put forth
KJV: of water it will bud, and bring forth
INT: the scent of water will flourish and put sprigs

Psalm 72:7
HEB: יִֽפְרַח־ בְּיָמָ֥יו צַדִּ֑יק
NAS: may the righteous flourish, And abundance
KJV: shall the righteous flourish; and abundance
INT: flourish his days may the righteous

Psalm 92:7
HEB: בִּפְרֹ֤חַ רְשָׁעִ֨ים ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ
NAS: That when the wicked sprouted up like
KJV: When the wicked spring as the grass,
INT: sprouted the wicked like

Psalm 92:12
HEB: צַ֭דִּיק כַּתָּמָ֣ר יִפְרָ֑ח כְּאֶ֖רֶז בַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן
NAS: The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
KJV: The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree:
INT: the righteous the palm will flourish A cedar Lebanon

Psalm 92:13
HEB: בְּחַצְר֖וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ יַפְרִֽיחוּ׃
NAS: of the LORD, They will flourish in the courts
KJV: of the LORD shall flourish in the courts
INT: the courts of our God will flourish

Proverbs 11:28
HEB: וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗ה צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִפְרָֽחוּ׃
NAS: But the righteous will flourish like the [green] leaf.
KJV: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
INT: the leaf the righteous will flourish

Proverbs 14:11
HEB: וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃
NAS: of the upright will flourish.
KJV: of the upright shall flourish.
INT: the tent of the upright will flourish

Songs 6:11
HEB: הַנָּ֑חַל לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲפָֽרְחָ֣ה הַגֶּ֔פֶן הֵנֵ֖צוּ
NAS: whether the vine had budded [Or] the pomegranates
KJV: whether the vine flourished, [and] the pomegranates
INT: of the valley to see had budded the vine budded

Songs 7:12
HEB: נִרְאֶ֞ה אִם פָּֽרְחָ֤ה הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ פִּתַּ֣ח
NAS: the vine has budded [And its] blossoms
KJV: if the vine flourish, [whether] the tender grape
INT: see whether has budded the vine have opened

Isaiah 17:11
HEB: וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר זַרְעֵ֣ךְ תַּפְרִ֑יחִי נֵ֥ד קָצִ֛יר
NAS: [it] in, And in the morning you bring your seed
KJV: shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: [but] the harvest
INT: the morning your seed bring will a heap the harvest

Isaiah 27:6
HEB: יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב יָצִ֥יץ וּפָרַ֖ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמָלְא֥וּ
NAS: will blossom and sprout, And they will fill
KJV: shall blossom and bud, and fill
INT: Jacob will blossom and sprout Israel will fill

Isaiah 35:1
HEB: וְתָגֵ֧ל עֲרָבָ֛ה וְתִפְרַ֖ח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃
NAS: will rejoice and blossom; Like the crocus
KJV: shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
INT: will be glad and the Arabah and blossom the crocus

36 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6524
36 Occurrences


bip̄·rō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
ḵə·p̄ō·ra·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
hă·p̄ā·rə·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
lə·p̄ō·rə·ḥō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
pā·raḥ — 3 Occ.
pā·rā·ḥāh — 2 Occ.
pā·rə·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
pā·rō·w·aḥ — 2 Occ.
pō·ra·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.
pō·rê·aḥ — 2 Occ.
tap̄·rî·ḥî — 1 Occ.
tip̄·raḥ — 3 Occ.
ṯip̄·raḥ·nāh — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄ā·raḥ — 3 Occ.
wə·hip̄·raḥ·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯip̄·raḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·yip̄·rə·ḥū — 1 Occ.
yap̄·ri·aḥ — 2 Occ.
yap̄·rî·ḥū — 1 Occ.
yip̄·rāḥ — 4 Occ.
yip̄·rā·ḥū — 1 Occ.

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