פָּרַק
pa.raq (H6561)
to tear
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "pa.raq" (H6561) has a clear and direct meaning: to tear. This physical action can be performed in various ways, such as ripping, pulling apart, or even breaking apart. The word's semantic domain is physical action, indicating that its primary function is to describe a tangible, observable event. The word "pa.raq" is used 10 times in the Bible, suggesting that it is a relatively common term in Hebrew literature. Its range of usage is broad, encompassing various contexts, including physical destruction (e.g., tearing down a wall), emotional distress (e.g., tearing one's clothes in grief), and even spiritual separation (e.g., tearing away from God). This versatility highlights the word's importance in conveying a range of physical and emotional experiences. The significance of "pa.raq" lies in its ability to describe the tangible consequences of human actions, emotions, and spiritual states. By using this word, the biblical authors provide a vivid and relatable picture of the world around them, inviting readers to engage with the physical and emotional realities of human experience.
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You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”
Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.”
All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off.’ So they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”
He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.
and has delivered us from our adversaries; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Servants rule over us. There is no one to deliver us out of their hand.
But it was plucked up in fury. It was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were broken off and withered. The fire consumed them.
For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.