pa.rash denotes making a matter explicit or stated, and in one passive participle describes a flock dispersed.

The dominant attested use concerns a matter being made explicit: custody continues until what should be done is stated, and the law is read with meaning given for understanding. A separate passive-participial use describes the flock as dispersed.

1. Making a matter explicit · dominant

   In Leviticus 24:12, the Qal infinitive construct occurs with holding a man in custody until the matter is settled; the APB renders the clause “until the matter could be declared to them.” In Numbers 15:34, the Pual perfect concerns what should be done to a man in custody, rendered “had not been declared”; in Nehemiah 8:8, a Pual passive participle occurs as the law is read and meaning is given so that the people understand.

   Leviticus 24:12Numbers 15:34Nehemiah 8:8
2. Being dispersed · rare

   In Ezekiel 34:12, the Niphal passive participle is feminine plural in the clause about a shepherd seeking a flock; the APB describes the flock as “scattered” and the places where they were scattered.

   Ezekiel 34:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “declared” for the custody and law-reading clauses and “scattered” for the flock in Ezekiel 34:12. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than assign a precise English equivalent to each form.