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מָּרָה]
verb bear fruit, be fruitful (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew 1,
מְּרִי = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician
פר fruit; Ethiopic
,
blossom, bear fruit; Assyrian
pir'u,
posterity; compare also
ᵑ7 מֵּירָא Syriac
fruit, and Ba
ZMG xii (1887), 604): —
Qal Perfect3plural מָּרוּ Exodus 1:7; 1plural consecutive וּפָרִינוּ Genesis 26:22, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִפְרֶה Isaiah 11:1, etc.; Imperative masculine singular מְּרֵה Genesis 35:11, masculine plural מְּרוּ Genesis 1:22 +; Participle active מֹּרֶה Deuteronomy 29:17, feminine מֹּרִיָּה Ezekiel 19:10; Isaiah 17:6, מֹּרָת (Ges§ 80g; for *מֹּרַיַת LagBN 81) Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse); —
1 of men and animals, Exodus 23:30 (E) Genesis 26:22 (J); especially + רבה Jeremiah 3:16; Jeremiah 23:3; Ezekiel 36:11; Genesis 35:11; Genesis 47:27 (P), and שָׁרַץ (P) Genesis 8:17; Genesis 9:7; Exodus 1:7, ׳מְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ וגו Genesis 1:22,28; Genesis 9:1.
2 of vine, גֶּפֶן מֹּרִיָּה Isaiah 32:12 fruitful vine, so Psalm 128:3 (simile of wife); compare (in figurative of Israel) Ezekiel 19:10; in Messianic prediction Isaiah 11:1 a shoot from his [Jesse's] roots shall bear fruit; with accusative ראֹשׁ ׳שֹׁרֶשׁ פ figurative, Deuteronomy 29:17 a root bearing gall (as its fruit); יִפְרוּ יֶשַׁע Isaiah 45:8 is dubious, read perhaps 3 feminine singular תֵּפֶר let earth be fruitful in salvation (Oort and others); Participle f., as substantive, הַמֹּרַיָּה the fruit-bearer, poetic for tree, Isaiah 17:6 (compare [סָעִיף]
2); so בֵּן מֹּרָת Genesis 49:22 (twice in verse) Joseph is son of a fruit-bearer, i.e. a fruitful bough.
Hiph`il 1. cause to bear fruit,
2 make fruitful, subject ׳י with accusative of man or people:
1 Perfect3masculine singular suffix הִפְרַנִי Genesis 41:52 (E).
2 in P, וְהִפְרֵתִ֫י Genesis 17:6,20 (רֵיתֵ֫י-), + הִרְבָּה Leviticus 26:9 (H); Imperfect3masculine singular jussive יַפְרְךָ וְיַרְבְּךָ Genesis 28:3, וַיֶּפֶר Psalm 105:24; Participle הִנְנִי מַפְרְךָ וְהִרְבִּיתִךָ Genesis 48:4.
3 shew fruitfullness, bear fruit (Ges§ 53 c, d, g): Imperfect3masculine singular יַפְרִיא Hosea 13:15 (as if from פרא).
Strong's Hebrew: 6509. פָּרָה (parah) — 29 Occurrences
Genesis 1:22
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֗וּ וּמִלְא֤וּ
NAS: them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply,
KJV: them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply,
INT: God saying be fruitful and multiply and fill
Genesis 1:28
HEB: לָהֶ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֛וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ
NAS: said to them, Be fruitful and multiply,
KJV: said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
INT: said and God to them be fruitful and multiply and fill
Genesis 8:17
HEB: וְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּ בָאָ֔רֶץ וּפָר֥וּ וְרָב֖וּ עַל־
NAS: on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply
KJV: in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply
INT: may breed the earth and be fruitful and multiply on
Genesis 9:1
HEB: וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֖וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ
NAS: and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply,
KJV: and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
INT: and his sons and said to them be fruitful and multiply and fill
Genesis 9:7
HEB: וְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֑וּ שִׁרְצ֥וּ
NAS: As for you, be fruitful and multiply;
KJV: And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply;
INT: you you be fruitful and multiply Populate
Genesis 17:6
HEB: וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י אֹֽתְךָ֙ בִּמְאֹ֣ד
NAS: I will make you exceedingly fruitful,
KJV: thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make
INT: will make exceedingly exceedingly
Genesis 17:20
HEB: בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי אֹת֗וֹ וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י אֹת֛וֹ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י
NAS: I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply
KJV: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply
INT: behold will bless and will make and will multiply exceedingly
Genesis 26:22
HEB: יְהוָ֛ה לָ֖נוּ וּפָרִ֥ינוּ בָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.
KJV: hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
INT: has made the LORD will be fruitful the land
Genesis 28:3
HEB: יְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְיַפְרְךָ֖ וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהָיִ֖יתָ
NAS: bless you and make you fruitful and multiply
KJV: bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply
INT: Almighty bless and make and multiply you may become
Genesis 35:11
HEB: אֵ֤ל שַׁדַּי֙ פְּרֵ֣ה וּרְבֵ֔ה גּ֛וֹי
NAS: Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply;
KJV: Almighty: be fruitful and multiply;
INT: God Almighty be fruitful and multiply A nation
Genesis 41:52
HEB: אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־ הִפְרַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: For, [he said], God has made me fruitful in the land
KJV: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land
INT: Ephraim for has made God the land
Genesis 47:27
HEB: וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּפְר֥וּ וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: and they acquired property in it and were fruitful and became
KJV: and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied
INT: Goshen acquired and were fruitful and became very
Genesis 48:4
HEB: אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ
NAS: to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous,
KJV: And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply
INT: about behold will make and numerous will make
Genesis 49:22
HEB: בֵּ֤ן פֹּרָת֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף בֵּ֥ן
NAS: Joseph is a fruitful bough,
KJV: Joseph [is] a fruitful bough,
INT: bough fruitful Joseph bough
Genesis 49:22
HEB: יוֹסֵ֔ף בֵּ֥ן פֹּרָ֖ת עֲלֵי־ עָ֑יִן
NAS: bough, A fruitful bough
KJV: bough, [even] a fruitful bough
INT: Joseph bough A fruitful over A spring
Exodus 1:7
HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּר֧וּ וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ
NAS: of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly,
KJV: of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly,
INT: the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased and multiplied
Exodus 23:30
HEB: עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּפְרֶ֔ה וְנָחַלְתָּ֖ אֶת־
NAS: until you become fruitful and take possession
KJV: from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit
INT: against you become and take of the land
Leviticus 26:9
HEB: וּפָנִ֣יתִי אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִפְרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖י
NAS: toward you and make you fruitful and multiply
KJV: For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply
INT: will turn toward fruitful and multiply will confirm
Deuteronomy 29:18
HEB: בָּכֶ֗ם שֹׁ֛רֶשׁ פֹּרֶ֥ה רֹ֖אשׁ וְלַעֲנָֽה׃
NAS: will not be among you a root bearing poisonous
KJV: among you a root that beareth gall
INT: there A root bearing poisonous and wormwood
Psalm 105:24
HEB: וַיֶּ֣פֶר אֶת־ עַמּ֣וֹ
NAS: to be very fruitful, And made them stronger
KJV: And he increased his people greatly;
INT: fruitful his people to be very
Psalm 128:3
HEB: אֶשְׁתְּךָ֤ ׀ כְּגֶ֥פֶן פֹּרִיָּה֮ בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֪י בֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָ
NAS: Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
KJV: Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine
INT: your wife vine A fruitful Within your house
Isaiah 11:1
HEB: וְנֵ֖צֶר מִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יו יִפְרֶֽה׃
NAS: from his roots will bear fruit.
KJV: and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
INT: branch his roots will bear
Isaiah 17:6
HEB: חֲמִשָּׁ֗ה בִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙ פֹּֽרִיָּ֔ה נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: on the branches of a fruitful tree, Declares
KJV: [or] five in the outmost fruitful branches
INT: five the branches of a fruitful Declares the LORD
Isaiah 32:12
HEB: עַל־ גֶּ֖פֶן פֹּרִיָּֽה׃
NAS: fields, for the fruitful vine,
KJV: fields, for the fruitful vine.
INT: and vine the fruitful
Isaiah 45:8
HEB: תִּפְתַּח־ אֶ֣רֶץ וְיִפְרוּ־ יֶ֗שַׁע וּצְדָקָ֤ה
NAS: up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness
KJV: open, and let them bring forth salvation,
INT: open the earth bear and salvation and righteousness
Jeremiah 3:16
HEB: כִּ֣י תִרְבּוּ֩ וּפְרִיתֶ֨ם בָּאָ֜רֶץ בַּיָּמִ֤ים
NAS: you are multiplied and increased in the land,
KJV: And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land,
INT: when are multiplied and increased the land days
Jeremiah 23:3
HEB: עַל־ נְוֵהֶ֖ן וּפָר֥וּ וְרָבֽוּ׃
NAS: to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.
KJV: to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
INT: unto their pasture will be fruitful and multiply
Ezekiel 19:10
HEB: מַ֣יִם שְׁתוּלָ֑ה פֹּֽרִיָּה֙ וַֽעֲנֵפָ֔ה הָיְתָ֖ה
NAS: by the waters; It was fruitful and full of branches
KJV: by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches
INT: the waters Planted fruitful and full become
Ezekiel 36:11
HEB: וּבְהֵמָ֖ה וְרָב֣וּ וּפָר֑וּ וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֨י אֶתְכֶ֜ם
NAS: and they will increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited
KJV: and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle
INT: and beast will increase and be fruitful to be inhabited were formerly