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title: פָּאַר — beautify · The Tanakh dictionary
description: פָּאַר (6286), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 13 times: beautify. BDB 1906: vb. beautify, glorify. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# פָּאַר

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«פָּאַר» in the Tanakh dictionary: **beautify** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 13 times · **Key:** 6286 · **BDB:** פָּאַר

### Glosses

beautify (2); he (2); I.will.beautify (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

beautify [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6286/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. beautify, glorify [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6286/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. beautify, glorify;—Pf. 3 ms. sf. פֵּאֲרָ֥ךְ (obj. Isr.) Is 55:5; 60:9; c. acc. of temple; Impf. 1 s. אֲפָאֵר 60:7; so יְפָאֵר עֲנָוִים בִּישׁוּעָה ψ 149:4; Inf. cstr. פָּאֵר Is 60:13 Ezr 7:27. glorify oneself, c. עַל pers.: = boast, Impf. 3 ms. יִתְפָּאֵר Ju 7:2 Is 10:15; as polite address to king, Imv. ms. הִתְפָּאֵר Ex 8:5 (J), assume the honour over me (to decide) when, etc. get glory to oneself, be glorified, by means of (ב), of י׳, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְפָּאָ֑ר Is 44:23, so 1 s. אֶתְפָּאָ֑ר 49:3; of people \[by י׳\], Inf. cstr. הִתְפָּאֵר 60:21; 61:3.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 13 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «פָּאַר» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6286/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 149:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.149.4/)

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כִּֽי־רוֹצֶ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעַמּ֑וֹ יְפָאֵ֥ר עֲ֝נָוִ֗ים בִּישׁוּעָֽה׃

*Word for word:* (dm) \[is\].taking.pleasure Yahweh in people his he.glorifies humble.\[people\] with salvation

*JPS 1917:* For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people; He adorneth the humble with salvation.

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[Isaiah 49:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.49.3/)

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃

*Word for word:* and he.said to me servant \[are\].my you Israel whom by you I.will.get.glory.for.myself

*JPS 1917:* And He said unto me: 'Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'

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