Lexicon
פָּרוּחַ
pa.ru.ach
H6515
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Paruah

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pa.ru.ach is a personal name identifying Jehoshaphat's father in 1 Kings 4:17.

The attested use presents pa.ru.ach as a personal name in the identification of Jehoshaphat's father in 1 Kings 4:17.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a paternal identification · dominant

    In 1 Kings 4:17, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the identification “Jehoshaphat son of Paruah”; the APB renders the clause “Jehoshaphat son of Paruah had charge of Issachar.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 4:17, the APB presents the name in the phrase “Jehoshaphat son of Paruah.” The verse is read as a whole, but the clause identifies the term as the father's personal name.

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