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Etymology 1

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עץ פורה רימונים
Root
פ־ר־ה (p-r-h)
4 terms

Compare Phoenician 𐤐𐤓 (pr), Aramaic פְּרָא / Classical Syriac ܦ݁ܪܰܐ (prā, to be fruitful) and Egyptian

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(prj, to come forth).

Verb

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פָּרָה (pará) (pa'al construction)

  1. (poetic, biblical) to bear fruit, be fruitful
  2. (figuratively, biblical) to procreate, multiply, increase
Conjugation
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Conjugation of פָּרָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לִפְרוֹת
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first פָּרִיתִי פָּרִינוּ
second פָּרִיתָ פָּרִית פְּרִיתֶם1 פְּרִיתֶן1
third פָּרָה פָּרְתָה פָּרוּ
present פּוֹרֶה פּוֹרָה פּוֹרִים פּוֹרוֹת
future first אֶפְרֶה נִפְרֶה
second תִּפְרֶה תִּפְרִי תִּפְרוּ תִּפְרֶינָה2
third יִפְרֶה תִּפְרֶה יִפְרוּ תִּפְרֶינָה2
imperative פְּרֵה פְּרִי פְּרוּ פְּרֶינָה2

1 Pronounced פָּרִיתֶם and פָּרִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Etymology 2

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פרות

From פַּר (par, bull, ox) +‎ ־ָה ().

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Noun

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פָּרָה (paráf (plural indefinite פָּרוֹת, singular construct פָּרַת־, plural construct פָּרוֹת־, masculine counterpart פַּר) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. cow, heifer
    • Tanach, Numbers 19:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה לֵאמֹר דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ פָרָה אֲדֻמָּה תְּמִימָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין־בָּהּ מוּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָלָה עָלֶיהָ עֹל׃
      zot khukát hatorá ashér tsivá YHWH lemór: dabér el b'né Yisraél veyik'khú elékha fará 'adumá t'mimá ashér en bah múm ashér lo 'alá 'aléha 'ol.
      This is the statute of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer, faultless, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Bechorot, section 1.2:
      פָּרָה שֶׁיָּלְדָה כְּמִין חֲמוֹר, וַחֲמוֹר שֶׁיָּלְדָה כְּמִין סוּס, פָּטוּר מִן הַבְּכוֹרָה
      pará sheyaldá k'min khamór, vakhamór sheyaldá k'min sús, patúr min hab'khorá.
      A cow that births what looks like a donkey, or a donkey that births what looks like a horse, these are exempt from the firstborn offering.
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