# פָּעַר (paar)

Israeli respelling: pa-ar. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6473. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

to yawn, i.e. open wide (literally or figuratively)

King James renderings: gape, open (wide).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/paar-h6473

## Occurrences

- [Job 16:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/16/10) — They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against…
- [Job 29:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/29/23) — And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
- [Psalms 119:131](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/119/131) — I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
- [Isaiah 5:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/5/14) — Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he th…