Word

פָּרַע

pâraʻ · H6544 · Hebrew · 16 occurrences

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Meanings

to let hang loose

Exact meaning unsure; probably: action by which humans bare their heads and allow their long hair to hang loose

Examples
Leviticus 10:6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you do not die and He does not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the entire house of Israel, shall weep for the burning which the LORD has brought about.
Leviticus 13:45 “As for the person who has the leprous infection, his clothes shall be torn and the hair of his head shall be uncovered, and he shall cover his mustache and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
Leviticus 21:10 ‘The priest who is highest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes;
to lose control, to cause to lose control

To lose control or let others get out of control, literally to break loose, said of a group of people running out of control

Examples
Exodus 32:25 Now when Moses saw that the people were out of control—for Aaron had let them get out of control to the point of being an object of ridicule among their enemies—
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is one who keeps the Law.
2 Chronicles 28:19 For the LORD had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD.
to refrain

Literally: to break loose (from an event); hence: action by which humans or deities intentionally do not engage in a certain activity

Examples
Proverbs 4:15 Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.
Exodus 5:4 But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you let the people neglect their work? Get back to your labors!”
Ezekiel 24:14 “I, the LORD, have spoken; it is coming and I will act. I will not overlook, I will not pity, and I will not be sorry; according to your ways and according to your deeds I will judge you,” declares the Lord GOD.’”
to ignore, to neglect, to spurn

Literally: to break loose (from an activity); hence: state in which humans are unwilling to engage with a certain matter

Examples
Proverbs 1:25 And you neglected all my advice And did not want my rebuke;
Proverbs 8:33 “Listen to instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it.
Proverbs 13:18 Poverty and shame will come to one who neglects discipline, But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

15 occurrences in 10 groups

Not stated: you (more than one) 4
Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

9 occurrences in 5 groups

רֹאשׁhead, top, chief 3
מוּסָרdiscipline, instruction 2
וֹhim 2
עַםpeople 1
עֵצָהcounsel, advice, plan 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 7 groups

מִןfrom+ מַעֲשֶׂהwork, deed 1
בin/on/with+ יְהוּדָהJudah 1
בin/on/with+ יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 1
בin/on/with+ אַיִןthere is no, not 1
בin/on/with+ קוּםto arise 1
לto/for+ מָהwhat?, why? 1

With adverbsAdverbs

4 occurrences in 2 groups

לֹאnot 2
אַלnot, do not 2

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

מָאַסto reject, to despise 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

1 occurrences in 2 groups

קָלוֹןdisgrace 1
רֵישׁpoverty 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 4 entries

Release002003001015: פָּרַע means to let loose or run wild, as when Aaron lets the people get out of control, becoming an object of ridicule among their enemies, in Exodus 32:25.
Free002003002012: The word describes uncovering or letting hair hang loose and unrestrained, as of the priests forbidden to uncover their heads in mourning in Leviticus 10:6, the leper whose head is left uncovered in Leviticus 13:45, and the high priest likewise forbidden to uncover his head in Leviticus 21:10.
Non-Engage002003003012: The word also means to neglect or let cease from labor, as when Pharaoh accuses Moses and Aaron of letting the people neglect their work in Exodus 5:4.
Unwilling002001002031: This domain's connection to פָּרַע is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of letting loose, uncovering, or neglecting work rather than reluctance itself.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

פָּרַעpâraʻ · H6544פֶּרַע peraʻ · H6545 · locks · 2×פַּרְעָה parʻâh · H6546 · locks · 2×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6544. para ' [מָּרַע] verb denominative act as leader, lead (?); — only Infinitive…

H6544. para
' [מָּרַע] verb denominative act as leader, lead (?); — only Infinitive construct בִּפְרֹעַ Jdg 5:2, see above
III. מָּרַע verb let go, let alone (Late Hebrew id. unbind (hair), uncover; Arabic be empty, vacant, unoccupied (with of thing), Syriac uncover; מְּרַע ᵑ7 = Late Hebrew); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וּפָרַע Num 5:18; suffix מְּרָעֹה (Ges§ 7 b, c) Exo 32:25; Imperfect3masculine singular יִפְרָ֑ע Lev 21:10, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix מְּרָעֵהוּ Pro 4:15; Infinitive cstr. מְּרֹע Jdg 5:2; Participle act. מּוֺרֵעַ Pro 13:18; Pro 15:32; pass. מָּרוּעַ Lev 13:45, מָּרֻעַ Eze 32:25; —
1 let go, let loose, people, i.e. remove restraint from them, Exo 32:25 (twice in verse) (E); compare Job 15:4 CheJQ, July 1897, 577 (תִּפְרָע for תִּגְרַע); unbind head (by removing turban, sign of mourning) Lev 10:6; Lev 21:10 (forbidden to priests); also, Lev 13:45 (leper), Num 5:18 (womsn; all with ראֹשׁ; see NowArchaeology ii. 114; > denominative from מֶּרַע Gerber18 and others).
2 let alone = avoid Pro 4:15; = neglect Pro 1:25; Pro 8:33; Pro 13:18; Pro 15:32; absolute = refrain Eze 24:14. — Jdg 5:2 see I. מֶּרַע.
Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular עָ֑ם יִדָממּ֫רַע Pro 29:18 the people is let loose, lacks restraint.
Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הַפְרִיעַ2Ch 28:19; Imperfect2masculine plural תַּפְרִיעוּ Exo 5:4; —
1 cause people to refrain, מִמַּעֲשָׂיו Exo 5:4.
2 shew lack of restraint2Ch 28:19.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 4 entries

Unwilling4 occurrences Release5 occurrences Free4 occurrences Non-Engage3 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0