פָּרַק paraq

Hebrew word for “to tear” · Strong’s H6561 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

1) to tear apart or away, tear off, break away;

How it is translated

Glosses given for paraq in context, with how often each is used:

• will tear off 2
• tearing 2
• tear off 1
• tore off from themselves 1
• tear it off from yourselves 1
• rescued 1
• one who rescues 1
• torn off 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 32 (3), Genesis 27 (1), 1 Kings 19 (1), Psalms 7 (1), Psalms 136 (1), Lamentations 5 (1), Ezekiel 19 (1), Zechariah 11 (1)

Forms

• התפרקו 2
• פרק 2
• ופרקת 1
• פרקו 1
• ויתפרקו 1
• מפרק 1
• ויפרקנו 1
• יפרק 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with paraq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• נֶזֶם nezem “ring” 2
• זָהָב zahav “gold” 3
• שָׁלַךְ shalakh “to throw” 2
• שָׁבַר shavar “to break” 2
• אֹזֶן ozen “ear” 2
• אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 2
• אֵשׁ esh “fire” 2
• רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 2
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 2
• אָכַל akhal “to eat” 2
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 2
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 2

Key verses

The verses using paraq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 27:40 — And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from…
• Exodus 32:2 — And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
• Exodus 32:3 — And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
• Exodus 32:24 — And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
• 1 Kings 19:11 — And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in…
• Psalms 7:2 — Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
• Psalms 136:24 — And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Lamentations 5:8 — Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
• Ezekiel 19:12 — But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire…
• Zechariah 11:16 — For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.