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Lexicon :: Strong's H6561 - pāraq

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פָּרַק
Transliteration
pāraq
Pronunciation
paw-rak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1828

Strong’s Definitions

פָּרַק pâraq, paw-rak'; a primitive root; to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver:—break (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H6561 in the following manner: break off (3x), break (2x), rent (1x), rend in pieces (1x), redeem (1x), deliver (1x), tear in pieces (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H6561 in the following manner: break off (3x), break (2x), rent (1x), rend in pieces (1x), redeem (1x), deliver (1x), tear in pieces (1x).

  1. to tear apart or away, tear off, break away

    1. (Qal) to tear away, snatch, rescue

    2. (Piel) to tear off

    3. (Hithpael) to tear off from oneself, be broken off, be broken in pieces

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּרַק pâraq, paw-rak'; a primitive root; to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver:—break (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.
STRONGS H6561: Abbreviations
† [פָּרַק] verb tear apart, away (Late Hebrew remove (load, etc.), Pi. separate, take to pieces; Arabic bdb083001 split, divide;; Targum פְּרַק especially redeem, rescue; Syriac bdb083002 withdraw (intransitive), also remove, rescue; Ethiopic bdb083003: set free); —
Qal Perfect 2nd person masculine singular וּפָרַקְתָּ֫ Genesis 27:40; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וַיִּפְרְקֵנוּ Psalm 136:24; Participle active פֹּרֵק Lamentations 5:8; Psalm 7:3 tear away yoke from off (מֵעַל neck Genesis 27:40 (J); snatch from (מִן) foes, = rescue (Aramaic) Lamentations 5:8; Psalm 136:24; so absolute Psalm 7:3 (prefixing (וְ)אֵין, Targum Syriac Version Che Du We), > Hup Bae and others snatch away as prey.
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְפָרֵק Zechariah 11:16 he shall tear off their hoofs; Imperative masculine plural פָּֽרְקוּ Exodus 32:2 (E) tear off the golden ear-rings; Participle מְפָרֵק 1 Kings 19:11 a great wind rending mountains (|| מְשַׁבֵּר).
Hithp. tear off (for, i.e. from, oneself Ges§ 54 f); Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ Exodus 32:3 (E), with accusative אֶתנִֿזְמֵי הַזָּהָב; Imperative masculine plural הִתְפָּרָ֑קוּ Exodus 32:24 (E; object omitted); passive be broken off, Perfect 3rd person plural הִתְפָּֽרְקוּ Ezekiel 19:12 (branches).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6562.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:40; 27:40

Exodus

32:2; 32:3; 32:24

1 Kings

19:11

Psalms

7:3; 7:3; 136:24; 136:24

Lamentations

5:8; 5:8

Ezekiel

19:12

Zechariah

11:16

H6561

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6561 matches the Hebrew פָּרַק (pāraq),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 - You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you decide to break free,
you will shake his yoke from your neck.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:2 - So Aaron said, “Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:3 - All the people took the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:24 - So I told them, ‘Whoever has gold jewelry, take it off.’ When they brought it to me, I simply threw it into the fire—and out came this calf!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:11 - “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:2 - If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,
tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:24 - He saved us from our enemies.
His faithful love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:8 - Slaves have now become our masters;
there is no one left to rescue us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But the vine was uprooted in fury
and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
and was destroyed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:16 - This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young,[fn] nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.
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