פֶּרַעperaʻ

פֶּ֫רַע: leader (?) (Judges 5:2; Deuteronomy 32:42)

Pronunciation: peh'-rah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6545

Meanings

פֶּ֫רַע: long hair, of head (Ezekiel 44:20; Numbers 6:5; Judges 5:2; Deuteronomy 32:42)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 6:5 “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the Lord. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long.
  • Ezekiel 44:20 “They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it regularly.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).