מִפְרָשׂ
mifras · spreading
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4666 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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mifras (מִפְרָשׂ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “spreading”.
An expanse, what is spread out (a cloud, a sail).
How to say it
mif·ras
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What spreads out across the sky, like clouds.
- The cloth of a ship that catches the wind.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- sail ×1
- spreadings ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Job 36:29
Can anyone understand the spreadings of the cloud, the clamor of his booth?
- Ezekiel 27:7
Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt was your sail, to serve you as a banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was your awning.