Lexical Definition

‎פַּרְעֹשׁ‎ parʻôsh (par-oshe') flea ^H:N-M
probably from ‎פָּרַע‎ and ‎עָשׁ‎

flea.

• a flea (as the isolated insect)

1) flea

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎פַּרְעשׁ‎ noun masculine flea (Assyrian puršu°û, paršu°û; on transposing of, see Hom^A.u.A.i.21); — figure of insignifance 1Sam 24:15*; 1Sam 26:20 ‎נַפְשִׁי‎ ᵐ5 Th We Dr and others

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