פָּרַק

Strong’s Definition

to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

break (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to tear apart or away, tear off, break away
• 2.(qal) to tear away, snatch, rescue
• 3.(piel) to tear off
• 4.(hithpael) to tear off from oneself, be broken off, be broken in pieces

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: pâraq; Pronunciation: paw-rak'