פָּרַק
pa.raq
“to tear”
Definition
to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver
a primitive root;
- to tear apart or away, tear off, break away 1a) (Qal) to tear away, snatch, rescue 1b) (Piel) to tear off 1c) (Hithpael) to tear off from oneself, be broken off, be broken in pieces Aramaic equivalent: pe.raq (*פְּרַק *"to break" H6562)
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Occurrences
פָּרַק appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.”And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind.After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”
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