פרח

פרח

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܦܪܰܚ‎

Verb

פְּרַח • (pəraḥ)

1. to fly
2. to waste, to squander

Noun

פְּרַח • (pəraḥ)

1. form of of פרחא‎

References

• “prḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 324

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Hebrew

A flower with white petals and a green bulb in the center.

Etymology

Root
פ־ר־ח‎ (p-r-ḥ)

Cognate with Arabic فَرْخ‎ (farḵ, “chick, sprout”), Maltese ferħ (“chick”), Aramaic פְּרַח‎, ܦܪܰܚ‎ (pəraḥ, “to fly”), Ge'ez ፈርኅ (färḫ, “chick”), ፈርኀ (färḫä, “to sprout, to germinate”).

Noun

פֶּרַח • (pérakh) m (plural indefinite פְּרָחִים‎, singular construct פֶּרַח־, plural construct פִּרְחֵי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. flower
2. apprentice

Verb

פָּרַח • (parákh) (pa'al construction)

1. to blossom, bloom; to flourish

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּרַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לפרוח / לִפְרֹחַ‎ action noun: פְּרִיחָה‎ passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	פָּרַחְתִּי‎		פָּרַחְנוּ‎
	second	פָּרַחְתָּ‎	פָּרַחְתְּ‎	פְּרַחְתֶּם‎1	פְּרַחְתֶּן‎1
	third	פָּרַח	פָּרְחָה‎	פָּרְחוּ‎
present		פּוֹרֵחַ‎	פּוֹרַחַת‎	פּוֹרְחִים‎	פּוֹרְחוֹת‎
future	first	אֶפְרַח‎		נִפְרַח‎
	second	תִּפְרַח‎	תִּפְרְחִי‎	תִּפְרְחוּ‎	תִּפְרַחְנָה‎2
	third	יִפְרַח‎	תִּפְרַח‎	יִפְרְחוּ‎	תִּפְרַחְנָה‎2
imperative		פְּרַח	פִּרְחִי‎	פִּרְחוּ‎	פְּרַחְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced פָּרַחְתֶּם‎ and פָּרַחְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

See also

• צָץ‎

References

• H6524 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• חרף‎
• רחף‎