Pâr (פָּר, Strong's #6499), “bullock.” Cognates of this word appear in Ugaritic, Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic. Pâr appears about 132 times in the Bible and in every period, although most of its appearances are in prose contexts dealing with sacrifices to God.Pâr means “young bull,” which is the significance in its first biblical appearance (Gen. 32:15), which tells us that among the gifts Jacob sent to placate Esau were “ten bulls.” In Ps. 22:12, the word is used to describe “fierce, strong enemies”: “Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.” When God threatens the nations with judgment in Isa. 34:7, He describes their princes and warriors as “young bulls,” which He will slaughter (cf. Jer. 50:27; Ezek. 39:18).
Pârah is the feminine form of pâr and it is used disdainfully of women in Amos 4:1: “Hear this word, you cows [KJV, “kine”] of Bashan …” (RSV). Pâr occurs 25 times in the Old Testament, and its first appearance is in Gen. 32:15.