pa.rah denotes becoming or being productive in offspring and growth, and it also describes fruit-bearing plant imagery.

The dominant use concerns people or living creatures increasing through offspring, whether commanded, promised, or reported; the same term also marks fruit-bearing vegetation and vine imagery. One participial occurrence appears in a verse about abominations and idols, where the translation does not isolate its contribution.

1. Increase through offspring · dominant

   Qal forms command or report increase among living beings: in Genesis 1:22 the APB renders the blessing to sea creatures and birds, "Be fruitful and multiply," and in Genesis 47:27 it reports that Israel "were fruitful and multiplied greatly." Hiphil forms present God as the one making people productive: Genesis 17:6 joins this action to becoming nations and to kings coming forth, while Ezekiel 36:11 applies it to both people and animals.

   Genesis 1:22Genesis 1:28Genesis 8:17Genesis 17:6Genesis 47:27Ezekiel 36:11
2. Fruit-bearing plant and vine imagery · common

   Participial forms describe vines and other plant imagery as productive: Genesis 49:22 calls Joseph a "fruitful son" by a spring, and Ezekiel 19:10 compares his mother to a vine that is "fruitful and full of branches." Isaiah 11:1 uses an imperfect form in the image of a branch that "shall bear fruit," while Psalm 128:3 compares the wife to a "fruitful vine."

   Genesis 49:22Ezekiel 19:10Isaiah 11:1Isaiah 17:6Isaiah 32:12Psalm 128:3
3. Unclear participial occurrence · rare

   In Deuteronomy 29:17, a Qal active participle occurs in a verse describing abominations and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold. The APB rendering does not make this form's specific contribution identifiable, so this verse does not securely establish a further use beyond the observed productive/fruit-bearing range.

   Deuteronomy 29:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "fruitful," including commands and reports of multiplication, and uses "make... fruitful" where God is the stated actor. In plant imagery it also uses phrases such as "fruitful vine" and "shall bear fruit"; These renderings indicate the clauses' sense rather than a fixed English equivalent.