Strong's Hebrew · H6509

פָּרָה

pârâh · paw-raw'

bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.

Definition

to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 29 times in Scripture

Genesis 8:17

Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Genesis 9:7

But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”

Genesis 17:20

As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 9:1

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Genesis 26:22

He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

Genesis 35:11

And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

Genesis 1:22

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Genesis 17:6

I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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