Strong's Lexicon: H6331 פּוּר

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6331
Word:	פּוּר
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	puwr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	poor
Meaning:	1. to crush
KJV Renderings:	break, bring to nought, X utterly take.

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BDB6817

[פָּרַר] verb

Hiph`il break, frustrate (Late Hebrew Pi`el crumble; Jewish-Aramaic פְּרַר ; Assyrian parâru , destroy; II. shatter; Lihyanian והפרו destroy, DHM^{Epigr. Denkm., No. 21, 7}); — Perfect 3 masculine singular הֵפֵר Isa 33:8 +, הֵפַ֑ר Gen 17:14; Num 15:31 also metaplastic from הֵפִיר Ezek 17:19; Ps 33:10 ( Ges^{«GKC:67v»§ 67v}); 2 masculine singular וְהֵפַרְדָמתּ֫ה 2Sam 15:34, etc., Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָפֵר Num 30:13 +, וַיָּפֶר Neh 4:9, etc.; also 1 singular אָפִיר Ps 89:34 ( Ges^i.c.); Imperative masculine singular הָפֵר 2Chr 16:3; Ps 85:5, הָפֵרָה 1Kgs 15:19 Infinitive absolute הָפֵר Prov 15:22 +; construct לְהָפֵר 2Sam 17:14 +, לְהָפֵיר Zech 11:10, suffix לְהַפְרְכֶם Lev 26:15 ( Ges^{«GKC:67dd»§ 67dd}); Participle מֵפֵר Isa 44:25; Job 5:12 —

1. break, violate, especially with accusative בְּרִית:

a. of ׳ י Judg 2:1; Jer 14:21 ; Lev 26:44; Zech 11:10.

b. of men violating covenant with ׳ י Jer 11:10 ; Jer 31:32; Deut 31:16; Deut 31:20; Lev 26:15; Ezek 44:7; Gen 17:14; Isa 24:5 compare Jer 33:20 .

c. of men breaking compact, league (with men), Isa 33:8; 1Kgs 15:19 = 2Chr 16:3; Ezek 17:15 ; Ezek 17:16; Ezek 17:18; Ezek 17:19.

d. of destroying the אַחֲוָה between Judah and Israel Zech 11:14 .

e. of breaking ׳ י's מִצְוָה Num 15:31 ; Ezra 9:14, תּוֺרָה Ps 119:126.

2. frustrate, make ineffectual::

a. counsel (עֵצָה) 2Sam 15:34 ; 2Sam 17:14; Ezra 4:5 ׳ י subject Neh 4:9; Ps 33:10 of man frustrating ׳ י's counsel Isa 14:27, so, with accusative מִשְׁפָּט Job 40:8 with accusative מַחֲשָׁבוֺת in general, of men Prov 15:22, ׳ י subject Job 15:12 so, with accusative אֹתוֺת Isa 44:25 .

b. make vow (נֶדֶר) ineffectual, annul it Num 30:9; Num 30:14 (opposed to חֵקִים), v.Num 30:13, also (Imperfect + Infinitive absolute) v.Num 30:13; Num 30:16.

c. of annulling (godly) fear Job 15:4 חַסְדִּי לֹא אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֺ, Ps 89:34 read probably אָסִיר Ol Che Bae and others; הָפֵר כַּעַסְךָ Ps 85:4 (read הָסֵר ᵐ5 Bi Che).

d. וְתָפֵר הָאֲבֵיּוֺנָה Eccl 12:5 is dubious: De Wild and others fails (to excite [? וְתֻפַר Hoph`al is made ineffectual]); Ew bursts (Siegf וְתֻפַר); but caper-berry not dehiscent ( Post^{Flora of Syr. 106 ff.}); M'Lean-Dyer^{Ency. Bid. 696.}): Post^{Letter, July 28, 1901} breaks up (by shrivelling), figurative of failing sexual power; Aq from פרה bear fruit (compare GFM^{JBL x (1891),
60}); Perles^{Anal. 30} וְתִפְרַח.

Hoph`al Imperfect

1. be frustratred, 3 feminine singular וְתֻפָ֑ר Isa 8:10 (of עֵצָה).

2. be broken, of covenant, 3 feminine singular תֻּפַר Jer 33:21 וִתֻּפַר Zech 11:11 so Isa 28:18 (read וְתֻפַר for וְכֻפַּר, see ׳ כ).

Pilpel Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיְפַרְפְּרֵנִי Job 16:12 he hath shattered me.

BDB6818

II. [פָּרַר] verb split, divide (so Ps 74:13 seems to require [but √ פור SS is possible], compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 4346] split, tear, rend; perhaps = I.; > Buhl^Lex. shake, quike, citing Arabic [untranscribed source text 4347] shake Aramaic אִתְפַּרְפַּר, [untranscribed source text 4348], compare Late Hebrew פִּרְפֵּר); —

Qal Infinitive absolute + Hithpo`el Perfect 3 feminine singular פּוֺר הִתְפּוֺרְרָה אֶרֶץ Isa 24:19 split or cracked through is the earth ( Che^Heb.Hpt. פרוק התפרקה).

Po`êl Perfect 2 masculine singular פּוֺרַרְתָּ Ps 74:13 thou [׳ י] didst divide the sea.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke