Parpar — H6554

Definition

river proper noun

Parpar, a river of Syria

1. Pharpar = "swift"
2. 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

Usually translated as

Pharpar

Origin

probably from H6565 in the sense of rushing; rapid

• Pârar (H6565)

Occurrences

Parpar occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1)

• 2 Kings 5:12 — Are not Abana and Pharpar (וּפַרְפַּ֜ר), 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.