Paraq פָּרַק

Paraq (Hebrew פָּרַק, Strong's H6561) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to tear”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Verses

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

Genesis

• 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 off thy neck.You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

Exodus

• 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.So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
• Exodus 32:3
  And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to 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.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!”

1 Kings

• 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 pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: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.

Psalms

• Psalm 7:2
  Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
• Psalm 136:24
  And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 5:8
  Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.

Ezekiel

• 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 consumed them.But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.

Zechariah

• 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, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.

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).