פָּרַם
pa.ram
“to tear”
Definition
to tear
a primitive root;
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
פָּרַם appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.
A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
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