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H6524 · Hebrew · Old Testament
פָּרַח
Parach
Verb
To blossom, flourish, sprout, break forth

Definition

The Hebrew verb parach means to blossom, to sprout, or to break forth with new life. It is used of Aaron's rod that budded overnight (Numbers 17:8), of the righteous who flourish like the palm tree (Psalm 92:12), and of the desert blossoming in Isaiah 35:1–2. The word carries the power of unexpected, miraculous, divinely-given growth — life breaking through impossibility.

Usage & Theological Significance

Parach is the verb of resurrection hope. Aaron's dead rod that parached overnight — producing buds, blossoms, and almonds — was a divine sign of chosen leadership and life from death. Isaiah uses it for the eschatological blooming of the desert (Isaiah 35:1), the ultimate renewal of creation. The righteous who parach in Psalm 92 flourish even in old age, demonstrating that divine life transcends natural limits. This is the same hope that Paul expresses in resurrection language: the spiritual body 'is sown in weakness, it is raised in power' (1 Corinthians 15:43).

Key Bible Verses

Numbers 17:8 The next day Moses entered the tent... Aaron's staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.
Psalm 92:12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
Isaiah 35:1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
Isaiah 27:6 In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.
1 Corinthians 15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable.

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