Strong's Lexicon

H6561

H6561 — פָּרַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewparaqverbOccurrences: 10TWOT: 1828

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6561
Word:פָּרַק
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:10
Transliteration:paraq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:paw-rak'
Meaning:1. to break off or crunch 2. (figuratively) to deliver
KJV Renderings:break (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6813

[פָּרַק] verb tear apart, away (Late Hebrew remove (load, etc.), Pi`el separate, take to pieces; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4343] split, divide;; ᵑ7 פְּרַק especially redeem, rescue; Syriac [untranscribed source text 4344] withdraw (intransitive), also remove, rescue; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4345]: set free); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular וּפָרַקְדָמתּ֫ Gen 27:40 Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיִּפְרְקֵנזּ Ps 136:24 Participle active פֹּרֵק Lam 5:8; Ps 7:3 tear away yoke from pff (מֵעַל neck Gen 27:40 ( J ); snatch from (מִן) foes, = rescue (Aramaic) Lam 5:8; Ps 136:24 so absolute Ps 7:3 (prefixing (וְ)אֵין, ᵑ7 ᵑ6 Che Du We), > Hup Bae and others snatch away as prey.
Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְפָרֵק Zech 11:16 he shall tear off their hoofs; Imperative masculine plural פָּֽרְקוּ Exod 32:2 ( E ) tear off the golden ear-tings; Participle מְפָרֵק 1Kgs 19:11 a great wind rending mountains (|| מְשַׁבֵּר).
Hithpa`el tear off (for, i.e. from, oneself Ges«GKC:54f»§ 54f); Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ Exod 32:3 ( E ), with accusative אֶתנִֿזְמֵי הַזָּהָב; Imperative masculine plural הִתְפָּרָ֑קוּ Exod 32:24 ( E ; object omitted); passive be broken off, Perfect 3 plural הִתְפָּֽרְקוּ Ezek 19:12 (branches).


BDB9823

[פְּרַק] verb tear away, break off (see Biblical Hebrew [פָּרַק]); —

Pe`al Imperative masculine singular פְּרֻק Dan 4:24 (compare Dr), acc of sins + ב instrumental


Other Resources

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

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