Pâraq — H6561

H6561 · Hebrew — פרק

Pronunciation: paw-rak'

Definition

verb

to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver

  1. to tear apart or away, tear off, break away
    1. (Qal) to tear away, snatch, rescue
    2. (Piel) to tear off
    3. (Hithpael) to tear off from oneself, be broken off, be broken in pieces

Usually translated as

break, tear in pieces, deliver, redeem, rend

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Pâraq occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (2), 1 Kings (1), Psalms (2), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — P