H6544B

פָּרַע

pa.raH:V

to neglect

1) to let go, let loose, ignore, let alone 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to let go, let loose 1a2) to let alone, avoid, neglect 1a3) to loosen 1b) (Niphal) to be let loose, be loosened of restraint 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to refrain 1c2) to show lack of restraint 1c3) to let loose restraints

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[פָּרַע] verb denominative act as leader, lead (?); — only Infinitive construct בִּפְרֹעַ Judg 5:2, see above

III. פָּרַע verb let go, let alone (Late Hebrew id. unbind (hair), uncover; Arabic be empty, vacant, unoccupied (with of thing), Syriac uncover; ᵑ7 פְּרַע = Late Hebrew); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וּפָרַע Num 5:18 suffix פְּרָעֹה (Ges^{«GKC:7b»§ 7 b, c}) Exod 32:25 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְרָ֑ע Lev 21:10, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix פְּרָעֵהוּ Prov 4:15 Infinitive cstr. פְּרֹע Judg 5:2 Participle act. פּוֺרֵעַ Prov 13:18; Prov 15:32 pass. פָּרוּעַ Lev 13:45, פָּרֻעַ Ezek 32:25 —

1. let go, let loose, people, i.e. remove restraint from them, Exod 32:25 (twice in verse) (E); compare Job 15:4 Che^{JQ, 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 Now^{Archaeology ii. 114}; > denominative from פֶּרַע Gerber¹⁸ and others).

2. let alone = avoid Prov 4:15 = neglect Prov 1:25; Prov 8:33; Prov 13:18; Prov 15:32 absolute = refrain Ezek 24:14. — Judg 5:2 see I. פֶּרַע. Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִדָמפּ֫רַע עָ֑ם Prov 29:18 the people is let loose, lacks restraint. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הַפְרִיעַ 2Chr 28:19 Imperfect 2 masculine plural תַּפְרִיעוּ Exod 5:4 —

1. cause people to refrain, מִמַּעֲשָׂיו Exod 5:4.

2. shew lack of restraint 2Chr 28:19.

12 occurrences

Exodus (2), Leviticus (2), Numbers (1), II Chronicles (1), Proverbs (5), Ezekiel (1)