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Strong's #6561 - פָּרַק

Transliteration

pâraq

Phonetics

paw-rak'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1828

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1590 ‑ ἐκλύω (ek‑loo'‑o); 3084 ‑ λυτρόω (loo‑tro'‑o); 4014 ‑ περιαιρέω (per‑ee‑ahee‑reh'‑o); 1262 ‑ διαλύω (dee‑al‑oo'‑o); 1612 ‑ ἐκστρέφω (ek‑stref'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (11)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

1 Kings 1

Psalms 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (10)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

1 Kings 1

Psalms 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

CSB (10)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

1 Kings 1

Psalms 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (10)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

1 Kings 1

Psalms 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (11)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

1 Kings 1

Psalms 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

LEB (10)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

1 Kings 1

Psalms 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

LSB (16)

Genesis 1

Exodus 6

1 Kings 1

Psalms 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Zechariah 2

N95 (13)

Genesis 1

Exodus 6

1 Kings 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Zechariah 2

NAS (17)

Genesis 1

Exodus 6

1 Kings 1

Psalms 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Zechariah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

1 Kings 1

Psalms 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

ASV (11)

and hath delivered 1

and it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break 1

brake off 1

in pieces 1

let them break 1

loose, that thou shalt shake 1

over us: there is none to deliver 1

rending it in pieces 1

rent 1

unto them, break off 1

were broken 1

BSB (10)

and rescued us 1

and tear me to pieces 1

and tear off 1

let him take it off 1

take off 1

to deliver us 1

took off 1

tore into 1

were stripped off 1

you will tear 1

CSB (10)

apart 1

break 1

off 4

rescued 1

rescues 1

tearing 1

torn off 1

ESV (10)

break 1

deliver 1

off 1

rending 1

rescued 1

stripped off 1

take 1

tearing off 1

took off 1

tore 1

KJV (11)

break 2

broken 1

deliver 1

off 2

pieces 2

redeemed 1

rent 1

tear 1

LEB (10)

and he rescued 1

and tear apart 1

ripping 1

ripping to pieces 1

take it off 1

take off 1

they were stripped off 1

to deliver 1

took off 1

you shall tear off 1

LSB (16)

break 1

off 5

pieces 1

rending 1

snatched 1

tear 4

tearing 1

tore 1

torn 1

N95 (13)

break 1

deliver 1

off 5

rending 1

tear 3

tore 1

torn 1

NAS (17)

away 1

break 1

dragging 1

off 4

out 2

rescue 1

rescued 1

tear 3

tearing 1

tore 1

torn 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

and has delivered 1

in pieces 1

let them take 1

ripping it in pieces 1

took off 1

tore 1

were broken 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2643) q r p (פרק PRQ) AC: Tear CO: ? AB: ?: [from: rp- breaking]

V) q r p (פרק PRQ) - Tear away: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (11): (vf: Paal, Hitpael, Piel) break, rend, redeem, deliver, tear - Strongs: H6561 (פָּרַק), H6562 (פְּרַק)

N^m) q r p (פרק PRQ) - I. Crossroad:As a tearing apart of the path. II. Fragment:As torn from the whole. III. Booty:As torn from the whole. KJV (3): crossway, robbery, broth - Strongs: H6563 (פֶּרֶק), H6564 (פָּרָק)

a^f2) t q r p m (מפרקת MPRQT) - Neck: From the tearing off of the head at the neck of a bird to kill it. KJV (1): neck - Strongs: H4665 (מַפְרֶקֶת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[מָּרַק] verb tear apart, away (Late Hebrew remove (load, etc.), Pi`el separate, take to pieces; Arabic

split, divide;; ᵑ7מְּרַק especially redeem, rescue; Syriac

withdraw (intransitive), also remove, rescue; Ethiopic

: set free); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular וּפָרַקְדָמתּ֫ Genesis 27:40; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיִּפְרְקֵנזּ Psalm 136:24; Participle active מֹּרֵק Lamentations 5:8; Psalm 7:3 tear away yoke from pff (מֵעַל neck Genesis 27:40 (J); snatck from (מִן) foes, = rescue (Aramaic) Lamentations 5:8; Psalm 136:24; so absolute Psalm 7:3 (prefixing (וְ)אֵין, ᵑ7ᵑ6 Che Du We), > Hup Bae and others snatch away as prey.

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְפָרֵק Zechariah 11:16 he shall tear off their hoofs; Imperative masculine plural מָּֽרְקוּ Exodus 32:2 (E) tear off the golden ear-tings; Participle מְפָרֵק 1 Kings 19:11 a great wind rending mountains ("" מְשַׁבֵּר).

Hithpa`el tear off (for, i.e. from, oneself Ges^{§ 54 f}); Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיִּתְמָּֽרְקוּ Exodus 32:3 (E), with accusative אֶתנִֿזְמֵי הַזָּהָב; Imperative masculine plural הִתְמָּרָ֑קוּ Exodus 32:24 (E; object omitted); passive be broken off, Perfect 3 plural הִתְמָּֽרְקוּ Ezekiel 19:12 (branches).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

פָּרַק to rend, to break (an onomatopoetic root, widely extended with the same signification in the Indo-Germanic languages, as Sanscr. prah, Lat. frango, Gothic brikan, ap. Keron. prichan, Germ. brechen, brocken, to break. In a softer form it is בָּרַךְ to break the knees, i.e. to bend them, and by casting away the labial, ῥήγνυμι). Specially

(1) to break off, followed by מֵעַר Genesis 27:40.

(2) to break or crush bones and limbs (used of a wild beast), Psalms 7:3.

(3) to break away, to liberate, Psalms 136:24; Lamentations 5:8 (Syr. ܦܪܰܩ id).

Piel.

(1) to break off, to tear off, Exodus 32:2; Zechariah 11:16.

(2) to break, or rend in pieces, 1 Kings 19:11.

Hithpael.

(1) to be broken in pieces, Ezekiel 19:12.

(2) to break, or tear off from oneself, with an acc. Exodus 32:3, 24 Exodus 32:24 compare Hebr. Gramm. ed. x. § 53. 3, d.

Derivatives, פָּרָק, פֶּרֶק, מַפְרֶקֶת.

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List of Word Forms

הִתְפָּרְק֧וּ הִתְפָּרָ֖קוּ התפרקו וַיִּפְרְקֵ֥נוּ וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙ וּפָרַקְתָּ֥ ויפרקנו ויתפרקו ופרקת יְפָרֵֽק׃ יפרק׃ מְפָרֵק֩ מפרק פָּֽרְקוּ֙ פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק פֹּרֵ֖ק פרק פרקו hiṯ·pā·rā·qū hiṯ·pā·rə·qū hitpaRaku hiṯpārāqū hitpareKu hiṯpārəqū mə·p̄ā·rêq mefaRek məp̄ārêq pā·rə·qū pareKu pārəqū pō·rêq poRek pōrêq ū·p̄ā·raq·tā ufarakTa ūp̄āraqtā vaiyifreKenu vaiyitpareKu way·yip̄·rə·qê·nū way·yiṯ·pā·rə·qū wayyip̄rəqênū wayyiṯpārəqū yə·p̄ā·rêq yefaRek yəp̄ārêq