6561. paraq
Lexicon
paraq: To tear away, to break off, to pluck off, to remove

Original Word: פָרַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: paraq
Pronunciation: pah-RAHK
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-rak')
Definition: To tear away, to break off, to pluck off, to remove
Meaning: to break off, crunch, to deliver

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
break off, deliver, redeem, rend in pieces, tear in pieces

A primitive root; to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver -- break (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to tear apart or away
NASB Translation
break (1), deliver (1), dragging me away (1), rending (1), rescued (1), tear it off (1), tear off (2), tore off (1), torn off (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּרַק] verb tear apart, away (Late Hebrew remove (load, etc.), Pi`el separate, take to pieces; Arabic split, divide;; ᵑ7 מְּרַק especially redeem, rescue; Syriac withdraw (intransitive), also remove, rescue; Ethiopic : set free); —

Qal Perfect2masculine singular וּפָרַקְדָמתּ֫ Genesis 27:40; Imperfect3masculine 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, ᵑ7 ᵑ6 Che Du We), > Hup Bae and others snatch away as prey.

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine 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§ 54f); Imperfect3masculine plural וַיִּתְמָּֽרְקוּ Exodus 32:3 (E), with accusative אֶתנִֿזְמֵי הַזָּהָב; Imperative masculine plural הִתְמָּרָ֑קוּ Exodus 32:24 (E; object omitted); passive be broken off, Perfect3plural הִתְמָּֽרְקוּ Ezekiel 19:12 (branches).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G1262: διαλύω (dialyō) • to dissolve, break up
G1590: ἐκλύω (eklyō) • to loose, release
G1612: ἐκλύω (eklyō) • to unloose, set free
G3084: λυτρόω (lytroō) • to release on receipt of ransom, redeem
G4014: περιαιρέω (periaireō) • to take away, remove

These Greek entries reflect similar themes of breaking, releasing, or delivering, aligning with the Hebrew concept of פָרַק (paraq) as an act of liberation or removal.

Usage: The verb פָרַק (paraq) is used in the Hebrew Bible to convey the action of breaking off or tearing away, often in the context of removing burdens or delivering from oppression. It can also imply the act of crunching or breaking something into pieces.

Context: • The root פָרַק (paraq) appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, often associated with the physical act of breaking or tearing apart. It is used metaphorically to describe the deliverance or liberation from bondage or oppression.
• In Exodus 32:2, Aaron instructs the Israelites to "break off" the golden earrings, which they used to create the golden calf. This usage highlights the physical act of removing or detaching.
• In Psalm 136:24, the term is used in a more metaphorical sense, where God is praised for delivering (paraq) His people from their enemies, emphasizing divine intervention and liberation.
• The word also appears in contexts involving the breaking of yokes or burdens, symbolizing freedom from servitude or oppression, as seen in passages like Nahum 1:13.
• פָרַק (paraq) is thus a versatile term that encompasses both physical and metaphorical acts of breaking or delivering, reflecting themes of liberation and divine intervention in the biblical narrative.

Forms and Transliterations
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
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 27:40
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּרִ֔יד וּפָרַקְתָּ֥ עֻלּ֖וֹ מֵעַ֥ל
NAS: you become restless, That you will break his yoke
KJV: and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke
INT: you become you will break his yoke from

Exodus 32:2
HEB: אֲלֵהֶם֙ אַהֲרֹ֔ן פָּֽרְקוּ֙ נִזְמֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב
NAS: said to them, Tear off the gold
KJV: said unto them, Break off the golden
INT: about Aaron Tear rings the gold

Exodus 32:3
HEB: וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙ כָּל־ הָעָ֔ם
NAS: the people tore off the gold
KJV: And all the people brake off the golden
INT: tore all the people

Exodus 32:24
HEB: לְמִ֣י זָהָ֔ב הִתְפָּרָ֖קוּ וַיִּתְּנוּ־ לִ֑י
NAS: has any gold, let them tear it off.' So they gave
KJV: unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break [it] off. So they gave
INT: Whoever gold tear gave threw

1 Kings 19:11
HEB: גְּדוֹלָ֡ה וְחָזָ֞ק מְפָרֵק֩ הָרִ֨ים וּמְשַׁבֵּ֤ר
NAS: wind was rending the mountains
KJV: wind rent the mountains,
INT: great and strong was rending the mountains and breaking

Psalm 7:2
HEB: כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃
NAS: like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none
KJV: like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver.
INT: A lion my soul Dragging there to deliver

Psalm 136:24
HEB: וַיִּפְרְקֵ֥נוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֖י
NAS: And has rescued us from our adversaries,
KJV: And hath redeemed us from our enemies:
INT: rescued our adversaries for

Lamentations 5:8
HEB: מָ֣שְׁלוּ בָ֔נוּ פֹּרֵ֖ק אֵ֥ין מִיָּדָֽם׃
NAS: over us; There is no one to deliver us from their hand.
KJV: have ruled over us: [there is] none that doth deliver [us] out of their hand.
INT: Slaves rule to deliver There their hand

Ezekiel 19:12
HEB: הוֹבִ֣ישׁ פִּרְיָ֑הּ הִתְפָּרְק֧וּ וְיָבֵ֛שׁוּ מַטֵּ֥ה
NAS: branch was torn off So that it withered;
KJV: rods were broken and withered;
INT: dried fruit was torn withered branch

Zechariah 11:16
HEB: יֹאכַ֔ל וּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ן יְפָרֵֽק׃ ס
NAS: of the fat [sheep] and tear off their hoofs.
KJV: and tear their claws in pieces.
INT: will devour their hoofs and tear

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6561
10 Occurrences


hiṯ·pā·rā·qū — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·pā·rə·qū — 1 Occ.
mə·p̄ā·rêq — 1 Occ.
pā·rə·qū — 1 Occ.
pō·rêq — 2 Occ.
ū·p̄ā·raq·tā — 1 Occ.
way·yip̄·rə·qê·nū — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·pā·rə·qū — 1 Occ.
yə·p̄ā·rêq — 1 Occ.















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