H6554: פַּרְפַּר
Parpar · pronounced par-par' · “Pharpar”
Definition
Parpar, a river of Syria
KJV translates it as: Pharpar.
Word origin: probably from H6565 (פָּרַר) in the sense of rushing; rapid;
Extended definition
§ Pharpar = "swift"
a stream in the district of Damascus identified with the modern 'Awaj'; rises on the southeast slopes of Mount Hermon and flows into the southernmost lake of Damascus
a stream in the district of Damascus identified with the modern 'Awaj'; rises on the southeast slopes of Mount Hermon and flows into the southernmost lake of Damascus
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6554 is translated
- pharpar ×1
Bible verses with H6554 (Parpar)
Parpar appears in 1 verse.
- 2 Kings 5:12
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.