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ܦܐܪ P-A-R — fruit, produce

Semantic field: fruit, yield, result of labor

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separate, distinguish

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܦܪܝܫܐ	pryšʾ prysh'	Pharisee	Matthew 3:7 Matthew 9:11 Matthew 9:34 Matthew 12:2 Matthew 12:14 Matthew 12:24 Matthew 12:38 Matthew 15:1 Matthew 16:1 Matthew 19:3 Matthew 22:15 Matthew 22:34 Matthew 22:41 Matthew 23:26 Mark 2:24 Mark 3:6 Mark 7:1 Mark 8:11 Mark 10:2 Luke 5:17 ... +35
ܘܦܪܝܫܐ	wpryšʾ wprysh'	separate, distinguish	Matthew 5:20 Matthew 7:29 Matthew 9:14 Matthew 21:15 Matthew 21:45 Matthew 23:2 Matthew 23:13 Matthew 23:14 Matthew 23:15 Matthew 23:23 Matthew 23:25 Matthew 23:27 Matthew 23:29 Matthew 27:41 Matthew 27:62 Mark 2:6 Mark 2:16 Mark 2:18 Mark 7:3 Mark 7:5 ... +11
ܕܦܪܝܫܐ	dpryšʾ dprysh'	separate, distinguish	Matthew 15:12 Matthew 16:6 Matthew 16:11 Matthew 16:12 Mark 8:15 Luke 5:33 Luke 7:36 Luke 7:37 Luke 12:1 Luke 14:1 Acts 15:5 Acts 23:6 Acts 23:9 Acts 26:5
ܦܪܫ	prš prsh	separate, distinguish Peal	Luke 10:1 Acts 15:9 Romans 10:12 1 Corinthians 7:15 1 Corinthians 11:29 Hebrews 7:2
ܦܪܫܝܢ	pršyn prshyn	separate, distinguish[pl]	Luke 12:56 Romans 12:2 Ephesians 5:10 Philippians 1:10 1 John 4:1
ܘܦܪܫ	wprš wprsh	and-separate, distinguish	Acts 13:13 Acts 17:26 Acts 19:9 Romans 2:18 Galatians 2:12
ܕܐܬܦܪܫ	dʾtprš d'thprsh	of-[pass]separate, distinguish Ethpeel	Luke 22:22 Acts 10:42 Romans 1:1
ܦܪܫܘ	pršw prshw	separate, distinguish[3pl] Peal	Luke 17:18 Acts 11:29 Acts 15:39
ܦܪܝܫ	pryš prysh	separate, distinguish	1 Corinthians 14:8 Galatians 4:1 1 Peter 1:20
ܢܦܪܫ	nprš nprsh	[impf]separate, distinguish	Matthew 19:6 Mark 10:9
ܕܦܪܫ	dprš dprsh	of-separate, distinguish	Acts 17:31 Romans 14:22
ܠܡܦܪܫ	lmprš lmprsh	so.that-separate, distinguish	Luke 9:33 Hebrews 5:14
ܬܦܪܘܫ	tprwš thprwsh	separate, distinguish	1 Corinthians 7:10 1 Corinthians 7:11
ܘܦܪܫܢ	wpršn wprshn	and-separate, distinguish-them	Acts 21:1
ܘܕܦܪܝܫܐ	wdpryšʾ wdprysh'	separate, distinguish	Mark 2:18
ܘܡܦܪܫܝܢ	wmpršyn wmprshyn	and.from-separate, distinguish[pl]	Luke 6:22
ܢܦܪܘܫ	nprwš nprwsh	separate, distinguish	1 Corinthians 7:15
ܘܐܬܦܪܫܘ	wʾtpršw w'thprshw	and-[pass]separate, distinguish[3pl] Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 6:17
ܢܦܪܫܢܝ	npršny nprshny	[impf]separate, distinguish-me	Romans 8:35
ܘܦܪܫܝܢ	wpršyn wprshyn	and-separate, distinguish[pl]	1 John 2:20
ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ	prwšwtʾ prwshwth'	separate, distinguish	1 Corinthians 12:10
ܦܪܫܐ	pršʾ prsh'	separate, distinguish	Acts 23:32
ܡܦܪܫܝܢ	mpršyn mprshyn	[ptcp]separate, distinguish[pl]	Acts 17:11
ܕܦܪܫܢܝ	dpršny dprshny	of-separate, distinguish-me Peal	Galatians 1:15
ܘܢܦܪܫ	wnprš wnprsh	and-[impf]separate, distinguish	Matthew 25:32
ܬܦܪܫܢܝ	tpršny thprshny	[impf]separate, distinguish-me	Romans 8:39
ܡܦܪܫܬܐ	mprštʾ mprshth'	[ptcp]separate, distinguish[fem]	1 Peter 4:10
ܐܬܦܪܫ	ʾtprš 'thprsh	[pass]separate, distinguish Ethpeel	Luke 24:51
ܦܪܘܫܘ	prwšw prwshw	separate, distinguish	Acts 13:2
ܘܠܦܪܝܫܐ	wlpryšʾ wlprysh'	separate, distinguish	Luke 14:3
ܘܦܪܫܐ	wpršʾ wprsh'	and-separate, distinguish	Acts 23:23
ܦܘܪܫܢ	pwršn pwrshn	separate, distinguish	1 Corinthians 12:2
ܕܦܪܝܫ	dpryš dprysh	separate, distinguish	Acts 2:23
ܦܪܫܗ	pršh prshh	separate, distinguish-his	1 Corinthians 2:7
ܕܡܦܪܫ	dmprš dmprsh	that.from-separate, distinguish	Matthew 25:32

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
פָּרַשׁ	parash	to separate/explain
פְּרוּשִׁים	Prushim	Pharisees (the separated ones)
פָּרָשָׁה	parasha	portion/section
פִּרְשֵׁנוּ	firshánu	our commentary, interpretation
פָּרוּשׁ	parus	distinctive, peculiar
פֵּרוּשׁ	perush	explanation, commentary

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
فَرَشَ	farasha	to spread
فَرْشٌ	farsh	carpet, mat
فَرَّشَ	farrasha	to spread out, unfurl
فُرْشَةٌ	furshah	brush