H6288b H6288b
boughs, branches (collective noun for tree branches)
A collective Hebrew noun referring to tree boughs or branches, appearing in Isaiah 10:33. The text describes God cutting down the tall trees of Assyrian pride, lopping off the 'boughs' with terrifying power. The word has textual variants (Ketiv vs. Qere), reflecting scribal uncertainty about the exact form. It appears in a vivid metaphor comparing Assyria's proud leaders to a forest that God will fell, stripping away the high branches.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A collective noun meaning 'boughs' or 'branches,' used in Isaiah 10:33 in a metaphor of divine judgment. God will lop off the 'boughs'—the high branches representing Assyria's proud leadership. The term appears with textual variation (Ketiv פארה vs. Qere פורה), but the sense remains clear: the prominent, elevated branches that will be cut down. Spanish 'copa' (crown/top) captures the elevated position of these branches. 1×
AR["الْأَغْصَانَ"]·ben["ডালপালা"]·DE["[פארה]"]·EN["boughs"]·FR["[פארה]"]·heb["פוארה"]·HI["डालियां"]·ID["dahan"]·IT["[פארה]"]·jav["pang-pang"]·KO["가지를"]·PT["ramagem"]·RU["ветви"]·ES["copa"]·SW["matawi"]·TR["dalları"]·urd["شاخوں-کو"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פארה Kt, פּוּרָה Qr n.f.coll. boughs Is 10:33 (van d. H. Baer פֻּארָה).