H6561 H6561
To tear off, tear apart, or rescue; ranges from stripping ornaments to rending prey to delivering from foes
A verb whose physical core is the violent motion of tearing away. In Genesis 27:40 Isaac tells Esau he will 'tear off' the yoke from his neck, and in Exodus 32:2-3 the golden earrings are torn away for the calf. The same forceful image extends to a lion rending prey (Ps 7:2; Nahum 2:13) and to branches snapped off a vine (Ezek 19:12). Remarkably, Aramaic and Syriac cognates push the word toward 'rescue' and 'redeem,' and this semantic thread surfaces in Psalm 136:24 and Lamentations 5:8, where God tears his people free from their oppressors.
3. rescue, deliver — To rescue or deliver, a figurative extension where one is 'torn free' from an oppressor's grip. This sense aligns with Aramaic and Syriac cognates meaning 'redeem, set free.' Psalm 136:24 celebrates God who 'rescued us from our foes,' and Lamentations 5:8 laments that 'there is none to deliver.' Spanish 'nos rescató' and English 'rescued us' highlight the completed deliverance. 2×
AR["مُنْقِذٌ","وَفَكَّنَا"]·ben["উদ্ধারকারী","এবং-উদ্ধার-করেছিলেন-আমাদের"]·DE["[פרק]","und-er-gerettet-uns"]·EN["and-he-rescued-us","one-breaking-away"]·FR["[פרק]","et-briser"]·heb["ו-יפרקנו","פורק"]·HI["और-छुड़ाया-हमें","छुड़ानेवाला"]·ID["Dan-melepaskan-kita","yang-melepaskan"]·IT["[פרק]","e-libero'"]·jav["Lan-ngluwari-kita","ingkang-nylametaken"]·KO["구출하는-자-가","그리고-빼내신-우리-를"]·PT["E-nos-libertou","quem-liberta"]·RU["вырывающего","и-избавил-нас"]·ES["Y-nos-rescató","quien-libere"]·SW["hakuna-anayetuokoa","na-akatuokoa"]·TR["kurtaran","ve-kurtaran-bizi"]·urd["اور-چھڑایا-ہمیں","چھڑانے-والا"]
▼ 3 more senses below
Senses
1. tear off, remove — To tear off or remove something physically attached, especially ornaments, jewelry, or a yoke. In Exodus 32:2-3 the Israelites tear off their gold earrings — Spanish 'quitad/quitáoslo' and German 'zerriss weg' both convey the forceful stripping. Genesis 27:40 uses the image of breaking a yoke from the neck, an act of violent liberation from subjection. 4×
AR["اِنزِعوا","اِنزِعوهُ","وَ-تَكسِرُ","وَ-نَزَعَ"]·ben["আর-ভেঙে-ফেলবে","এবং-খুলল","খোল"]·DE["dann-brichst-du-ab","und-zerriss-weg","zerreissen-weg"]·EN["and-tore-off","and-you-will-tear-off","tear-off"]·FR["déchirer-dehors","et-déchira-dehors","et-tu---déchirer-dehors"]·heb["התפרקו","ו-התפרקו","ו-פרקת","פרקו"]·HI["उतारो","और-तोड़े","और-तोड़ेगा","तोड़ो"]·ID["Dan-menanggalkan","dan-engkau-akan-mematahkan","tanggalkanlah"]·IT["e-strappò-off","e-tu-will-strappare-off","strappare-off"]·jav["Copot-sedaya","Copot-sedaya-punika!","Lan-piyambakipun-sedaya-ngecopot","lan-panjenengan-mutusaken"]·KO["그리고-떼었다","그리고-벗으리라","떼어라"]·PT["Arrancai","E-arrancaram","arrancai","e-arrancarás"]·RU["И-сняли","и-сбросишь","снимите"]·ES["Y-se-quitaron","quitad","quitáoslo","y-romperás"]·SW["ijivue","na-utauvunja","na-wakajivua","vueni"]·TR["Ve-çıkardılar","ve-kıracaksın","çıkarın"]·urd["اتارو","اور-اتاریں","اور-توڑے-گا"]
2. tear apart, rend — To tear apart or rend violently, said of a predator mangling its prey. Psalm 7:2 envisions an enemy 'tearing like a lion,' Nahum 2:13 describes the lion rending for its cubs, and Zechariah 11:16 pictures a negligent shepherd who tears the hooves of his flock. French 'déchirant' and Spanish 'despedazando' capture the savage, piece-by-piece destruction. 3×
AR["مُفَتِّتَةٌ","يَشُقُّ","يُمَزِّقُ"]·ben["টুকরো-টুকরো-করে","ভাঙ্গছে","সে-ছিঁড়ে-ফেলবে"]·DE["[יפרק]","reissend","rending"]·EN["rending","tearing"]·FR["arracher","briser","déchirant"]·heb["יפרק","מפרקת","פורק"]·HI["टुकड़े-टुकड़े-करते-हुए","फाड़ने-वाली","वह-चीर-डालेगा"]·ID["ia-akan-merobek","membelah","mencabik-cabik"]·IT["[יפרק]","libero'","strappando"]·jav["nyaut","nyuwèk","nyuwèk-nyuwèk"]·KO["그가-찢으리라","부수는","찢으면서"]·PT["arrancará","despedaçando","dilacerando"]·RU["будет-отрывать","раздирая","разрывающий"]·ES["despedazando","despedazará"]·SW["akivunjilia","atazivunja","unaopasua"]·TR["kopararak","parçalayacak","parçalayan"]·urd["توڑے-گا","پھاڑ-رہی-ہے","چیر-کر"]
4. be broken off — To be broken off (Hitpael reflexive/passive), said of branches snapped from a vine. Ezekiel 19:12 uses this form for the strong rods of the vine that 'were broken off,' extending the tearing image into the botanical realm. English 'were broken off' and Spanish 'fueron rotas' both render the passive result of violent separation. 1×
AR["تَكَسَّرَتْ"]·ben["ভেঙে-গেল"]·DE["[התפרקו]"]·EN["were-broken-off"]·FR["arracher"]·heb["התפרקו"]·HI["टूट-गईं"]·ID["terputuslah"]·IT["[התפרקו]"]·jav["dipun-suwil"]·KO["꺾어졌다"]·PT["foram-quebrados"]·RU["были-сломаны"]·ES["fueron-rotas"]·SW["yalivunjika"]·TR["kırıldılar"]·urd["ٹوٹیں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [פָּרַק] vb. tear apart, away (NH remove (load, etc.), Pi. separate, take to pieces; Arabic فَرَقَ split, divide; 𝔏 פְּרַק especially redeem, rescue; Syriac ܦܪܰܩ withdraw (intrans.), also remove, rescue; Ethiopic ፈረቀ set free);— Qal Pf. 2 ms. וּפָרַקְּתָּ֫ Gn 27:40; Impf. 3 ms. sf. וַיִּפְרְקֵנוּ ψ 136:24; Pt. act. פֹּרֵק La 5:8 ψ 7:3 tear away yoke from off (מֵעַל) neck Gn 27:10 (J); snatch…