Para פָּרַע

From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
Para
פָּרַע
Transliterationpara
Strong's numberH6544 (H6544B, H6544A)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto neglect
Occurrences16 in 15 verses
Most frequent inProverbs (6)

Para (Hebrew פָּרַע, Strong's H6544) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to neglect”. It occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H6544B: to neglect

1) to let go, let loose, ignore, let alone
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to let go, let loose
1a2) to let alone, avoid, neglect
1a3) to loosen
1b) (Niphal) to be let loose, be loosened of restraint
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to refrain
1c2) to show lack of restraint
1c3) to let loose restraints

H6544A: to lead

to lead, act as leader

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVnaked (3), uncover (3), refuseth (2), let (1), bare (1), avenging (1), made (1), nought (1), avoid (1), refuse (1), perish (1), back (1)
BSBhang loose (2), do you draw (1), were out of control (1), had let them run wild (1), become disheveled (1), he is to let down (1), take the lead (1), had thrown off restraint (1), because you neglected (1), avoid it (1), ignore it (1), come to him who ignores (1), and 3 other renderings

Verses

Every verse with Para, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Judges

2 Chronicles

Proverbs

Ezekiel

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
Dark mode