BDB6796
[פָּרַע] verb denominative act as leader, lead (?); — only Infinitive construct בִּפְרֹעַ Judg 5:2, see above
Strong's Lexicon
H6544
H6544 — פָּרַע
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H6544 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פָּרַע |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 16 |
| Transliteration: | para |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (paw-rah') v. |
| Meaning: | 1. to loosen 2. (by implication) to expose, dismiss 3. (figuratively) absolve, begin |
| KJV Renderings: | avenge, avoid, bare, go back, let, (make) naked, set at nought, perish, refuse, uncover. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB6801
III. פָּרַע verb let go, let alone (Late Hebrew id. unbind (hair), uncover ; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4336] be empty, vacant, unoccupied (with [untranscribed source text 4337] of thing), Syriac [untranscribed source text 4338] uncover; ᵑ7 פְּרַע = Late Hebrew); —
Qal
Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וּפָרַע
Num 5:18 suffix
פְּרָעֹה (Ges«GKC:7b»§ 7 b, c) Exod 32:25
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְרָ֑ע
Lev 21:10, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular suffix פְּרָעֵהוּ
Prov 4:15
Infinitive construct. פְּרֹע
Judg 5:2
Participle
act. פּוֺרֵעַ
Prov 13:18;
Prov 15:32
pass. פָּרוּעַ
Lev 13:45,
פָּרֻעַ
Ezek 32:25 —
1.
let go, let loose, people, i.e. remove restraint from them, Exod 32:25 (twice in verse) (
E
); compare
Job 15:4
CheJQ, July 1897, 577 (תִּפְרָע for
תִּגְרַע); unbind head (by removing turban, sign of mourning) Lev 10:6;
Lev 21:10
(forbidden to priests); also, Lev 13:45 (leper), Num 5:18 (womsn; all with ראֹשׁ; see
NowArchaeology ii. 114; > denominative from
פֶּרַע
Gerber18 and others).
2.
let alone = avoid Prov 4:15 = neglect Prov 1:25; Prov 8:33; Prov 13:18; Prov 15:32
absolute = refrain Ezek 24:14. — Judg 5:2 see I. פֶּרַע.
Niph`al
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִדָמפּ֫רַע עָ֑ם
Prov 29:18
the people is let loose, lacks restraint.
Hiph`il
Perfect 3 masculine singular הַפְרִיעַ
2Chr 28:19
Imperfect 2 masculine plural תַּפְרִיעוּ
Exod 5:4 —
1.
cause people to refrain, מִמַּעֲשָׂיו
Exod 5:4
.
2.
shew lack of restraint
2Chr 28:19.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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