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

Original Word: פָּרַק
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

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of liberation or breaking free can be related to Greek terms such as λύω (luo - G3089), meaning to loosen or release.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "paraq" primarily conveys the action of tearing away or removing something forcibly. It is often used in contexts where something is being taken off or separated, such as yokes from animals or burdens from people. The term can imply a sense of liberation or relief, as well as destruction or separation, depending on the context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the imagery of removing a yoke was powerful, symbolizing freedom from oppression or servitude. Yokes were used to harness animals for labor, and breaking a yoke signified release from heavy burdens. This concept was deeply embedded in the agrarian society of the Israelites, where physical labor and servitude were common experiences.

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).

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.

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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