פְּרִי

1. פְּרִי הָאֲרָמָה 1 Mos 4,3 (J), fruit of the ground, of produce in general, so 5 Mos 7,13 + 9 t. Deuteronomy + 3 t.; הָאֶרֶץ ׳פ 4 Mos 13,20; 4 Mos 13,26; 4 Mos 13,27 (JE) + 5 t., compare Ezk 25,4 fruit of vineyard 2 Kong 19,29 = Es 37,30; Zak 8,12; Es 65,21; Hoj 8,11; Hoj 8,12, in figure Hos 10,11 + 5 t. + Ezk 17,14 (but strike out ᵐ5 Co and others); especially הָעֵץ ׳פ 1 Mos 3,2; 1 Mos 3,3; 1 Mos 3,6; 2 Mos 10,15 (all J) + 21 t., also, in figure, Amos 2,9; Hos 9,16 + 4 t. + Ezk 17,23 (read פּאֹרָה branches Co and others); of gardens Amos 9,14; Jer 29,5; Jer 29,28, figurative Hoj 4,12; Hoj 4,16 עֵץ פְּרִי is fruit-tree 1 Mos 1,11; Sl 148,9, compare Praed 2,5 אֶרֶץ פְּרִי Sl 107,34 פְּרִי תְּבוּאָךְ vSl 107,37 fruit of (consisting in) a crop; Sl 72,16 is dubious; Che Du interpret as 2; Bae proposes יִפְרוּ.

2. = offspring: fruit of womb (בֶּטֶן) 1 Mos 30,2; 5 Mos 7,13 + 9 t., compare Klg 2,20; Sl 21,11 of cattle (בְּהֵמָה) 5 Mos 28,4; 5 Mos 28,11; 5 Mos 28,51; 5 Mos 30,9 of serpent, figurative of power conquering Philistia Es 14,29.

3. figurative of fruit of actions, i.e. their consequences: good Es 3,10; Sl 58,12 bad Hos 10,13; Ord 1,31; Mik 7,13, of thoughts Jer 6,19 of result of removing sin Es 27,9 result of labour (fruit of hands) Ord 31,16; Ord 31,31 product of works of ׳י Sl 104,13, of wisdom Ord 8,19 צְדָקָה ׳פ Amos 6,12, compare צַדִּיק ׳פ Ord 11,30 (read צֶדֶק ᵐ5 Hi Toy); of doings (i.e. course of life, or character) Jer 17,10; Jer 21,14; Jer 32,19 פִיאִֿישׁ ׳פ i.e. speech Ord 12,14; Ord 13,2; Ord 18,20 fruit of arrogance Es 10,12 is arrogant speech; fruit of tongue Ord 18,21 = consequences of speech.