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Strong's H6554 פַּרְפַּר (parpar)

Parpar means “Pharpar” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6554
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H6554 Quick Answer

Strong's H6554 פַּרפַּר (Parpar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Parpar (par-par') n/l. 1. rapid 2. Parpar, a river of Syria It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include rivers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Parpar (par-par') n/l. 1. rapid 2. Parpar, a river of Syria
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
rivers

Meaning and Definition

Parpar (par-par') n/l. 1. rapid 2. Parpar, a river of Syria [probably from H6565 in the sense of rushing] KJV: Pharpar. Root(s): H6565

Original Word
פַּרפַּר
Transliteration
Parpar
Derivation
First root strongs: 6565
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6554. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Pharpar

Usage: § 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

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How Strong's H6554 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Parpar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

rivers 2 Kings 5:12

How Strong's H6554 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6554 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6554 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

2 Kings 5:12 KJV

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H6554.

2 Kings 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6554, grouped by book.

2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6554 FAQ

What does parpar (פַּרְפַּר) mean?

Parpar (Strong's H6554) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Pharpar". Parpar (par-par') n/l. 1. rapid 2. Parpar, a river of Syria

How many times is parpar (פַּרְפַּר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H6554 across 1 book.

Where can I study parpar (פַּרְפַּר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6554 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate parpar (פַּרְפַּר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rivers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.