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Genesis 17:6

“And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּרָהpârâh · paw-raw'
H6509 · Hebrew

Definition: to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הִפְרֵתִ֤י — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HC/Vhq1cs
Usage: Occurs 29 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:22 Genesis 1:28 Genesis 8:17 Genesis 9:1 Genesis 9:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פָּרָה here.

Verse 5 Verse 7

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.