פַּרְעֹשׁ parʻôsh

Meaning

a flea (as the isolated insect)

In the King James Version: flea.

Derivation: probably from H6544 (פָּרַע) and H6211 (עָשׁ);

Where it is used

• 1 Samuel 24:14 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
• 1 Samuel 26:20 So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”