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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(swift). A
river
of
Damascus
(
2 Kings 5:12
12
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. (2 Kings 5:12)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
One of the two rivers of
Damascus
which the proud
Naaman
declared to be better than the waters of the
Jordan
. The
Barada
is associated with
Abana
, thus leaving only the
Awaj
for the Pharpar. This has its source in
Hermon
, then runs for about 40 miles, ending in a lake or swamp. It is in the district of Damascus, but does not approach the city nearer than about eight miles (
2 Kings 5:12
12
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. (2 Kings 5:12)
).
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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6554
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Parpar
Phonic:
par-par’
Meaning:
probably from
6565
in the sense of rushing; rapid; Parpar, a river of Syria
KJV Usage:
Pharpar
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
breaking asunder
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Very quick; swift; producing fruit:―a river of Damascus, 2 Kings 5:12. {Celerrimus}
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