H6515 H6515
Paruah, father of Jehoshaphat who was Solomon's district governor in Issachar (1 Kings 4:17)
This personal name appears only in 1 Kings 4:17, identifying the father of Jehoshaphat, one of Solomon's twelve district governors responsible for provisioning the royal household one month per year. Paruah's son governed the territory of Issachar. The name possibly derives from a root meaning 'to flourish' or 'to sprout,' though the etymology is uncertain. Ancient Greek translations show considerable variation in rendering this name. The genealogical note establishes administrative legitimacy, as Solomon's government structure required trusted officials from established families.
Senses
1. sense 1 — First Kings 4:17 identifies 'Jehoshaphat son of Paruah' as the administrator 'in Issachar,' part of Solomon's sophisticated bureaucratic system dividing Israel into twelve tax and provision districts. The multilingual glosses preserve the proper name (Paruah, Parúa) with transliteration variations. This administrative structure, while demonstrating Solomon's organizational genius, also laid groundwork for later tribal resentment about taxation and forced labor that would split the kingdom after his death. 1×
AR["فَارُوحَ"]·ben["পারূহের"]·DE["Paruah"]·EN["Paruah"]·FR["Paruah"]·heb["פרוח"]·HI["पारूअख"]·ID["Paruah"]·IT["Paruah"]·jav["Paruah"]·KO["바루아의"]·PT["Paruah"]·RU["Паруаха"]·ES["Parúa"]·SW["Parua"]·TR["Paruah'ın"]·urd["فاروح-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פָּרוּחַ n.pr.m. in Issachar 1 K 4:17, 𝔊 Φουασουδ, A Φαρρον, 𝔊L Βαρσαουχ.