Strongs Number: H6578
- Hebrew Word
- פְּרָת
- Transliteration
- Pᵉrâth
- Phonetic
- per-awth'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
rushing; Perath (that {is} {Euphrates }) a river of the East
- BDB Definition
-
Euphrates = "fruitfulness"
1. the largest and longest river of western Asia; rises from two chief sources in the Armenian mountains and flows into the Persian Gulf
- Origin
- From an unused root meaning to break forth
- Bible Usage
- Euphrates.