Pᵉrâth — H6578

H6578 · Hebrew — פרת

Pronunciation: per-awth'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East

  1. Euphrates = "fruitfulness"
  2. the largest and longest river of western Asia; rises from two chief sources in the Armenian mountains and flows into the Persian Gulf

Usually translated as

Euphrates

Origin

from an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Pᵉrâth occurs 19 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (1), 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (8)

Strong's Lexicon — P