Quick Definition
Paruah
Biblical Persons & Places
Paruah
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.17;
only referred to as Paruah (פָּרוּחַ);
father of Jehoshaphat.
Strong's Definition
Paruach, an Israelite
Derivation: passive participle of H6524 (פָּרַח); blossomed;
KJV Usage: Paruah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Paruah = "sprout"
1) father of Jehoshaphat, Solomon's commissariat officer in Issachar
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פָּרוּחַ (pa.ru.ach) — Paruah. A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.17; father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092H) § Paruah = "sprout" father of Jehoshaphat, Solomon's commissariat officer in Issachar
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · פרח
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פָּרוּחַ n.pr.m. in Issachar 1 K 4:17 ref