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Strong's H6578 פְּרָת (perath)

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

Strong's Number H6578
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 8

Strong's H6578 Quick Answer

Strong's H6578 פְּרָת (Prath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Prath (per-awth') n/p. 1. rushing 2. Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East It has 19 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include euphrates. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Prath (per-awth') n/p. 1. rushing 2. Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
euphrates

Meaning and Definition

Prath (per-awth') n/p. 1. rushing 2. Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East [from an unused root meaning to break forth] KJV: Euphrates.

Original Word
פְּרָת
Transliteration
Prath
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6578. 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)

Euphrates

Usage: § Euphrates = "fruitfulness" the largest and longest river of western Asia; rises from two chief sources in the Armenian mountains and flows into the Persian Gulf

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How Strong's H6578 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Prath, 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.

Euphrates Genesis 2:14 19×

How Strong's H6578 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 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6578 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 H6578 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 2:14 KJV

And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Genesis 15:18 KJV

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Deuteronomy 1:7 KJV

Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6578.

Genesis 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Deuteronomy 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Deuteronomy 11:24 Old Testament, KJV
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
Joshua 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
2 Samuel 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
2 Kings 23:29 Old Testament, KJV
In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
2 Kings 24:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 18:3 Old Testament, KJV
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
2 Chronicles 35:20 Old Testament, KJV
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
Jeremiah 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
Jeremiah 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
Jeremiah 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Jeremiah 13:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
Jeremiah 46:2 Old Testament, KJV
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
Jeremiah 46:6 Old Testament, KJV
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah 46:10 Old Testament, KJV
For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah 51:63 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6578, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6578 FAQ

What does perath (פְּרָת) mean?

Perath (Strong's H6578) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Euphrates". Prath (per-awth') n/p. 1. rushing 2. Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East

How many times is perath (פְּרָת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H6578 across 8 books.

Where can I study perath (פְּרָת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6578 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate perath (פְּרָת)?

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