6565. parar
Strong's Lexicon
parar: To break, frustrate, annul, make void

Original Word: פָרַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: parar
Pronunciation: pah-RAHR
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-rar')
Definition: To break, frustrate, annul, make void
Meaning: to break up, to violate, frustrate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G208 (akatargeo): To render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative

- G3089 (luo): To loosen, break, destroy

Usage: The Hebrew verb "parar" primarily conveys the idea of breaking or nullifying something. It is often used in the context of breaking covenants, agreements, or plans. The term can imply a sense of frustration or thwarting, where intended purposes or promises are rendered ineffective or void.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, covenants and agreements were foundational to societal and relational structures. The act of breaking a covenant was considered a serious offense, often leading to social and divine repercussions. The use of "parar" in the Hebrew Bible reflects the gravity of such actions, emphasizing the importance of faithfulness and the consequences of unfaithfulness.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
break asunder, cast off, cause to cease, clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint,

A primitive root; to break up (usually figuratively, i.e. To violate, frustrate -- X any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, X clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, X utterly, make void.

Forms and Transliterations
אָפֵ֧ר אפר הֲפֵרָ֔ם הִֽתְפּוֹרְרָה֙ הֵ֝פֵ֗רוּ הֵפֵ֖ר הֵפֵ֖רוּ הֵפֵ֣רוּ הֵפֵ֤ר הֵפֵ֤רוּ הֵפַ֑ר הֵפַֽר׃ הָפֵ֗רָה הָפֵ֣ר הָפֵ֥ר הָפֵר֩ הפר הפר׃ הפרה הפרו הפרם התפוררה וְהֵפֵ֖ר וְהֵפֵ֗ר וְהֵפֵ֥ר וְהֵפֵר֙ וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה וְהָפֵ֖ר וְתָפֵ֖ר וְתֻפָ֑ר וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וַיָּ֥פֶר וַיָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ וַתֻּפַ֖ר והפר והפרתה ויפר ויפרו ויפרפרני ותפר יְפֵרֶֽנּוּ׃ יָפֵ֑ר יָפֵ֛ר יָפֵ֨ר יפר יפרנו׃ לְהַפְרְכֶ֖ם לְהָפֵ֞ר לְהָפֵ֣ר לְהָפֵ֥ר לְהָפֵיר֙ לְהָפֵר֙ להפיר להפר להפרכם מֵ֭פֵר מֵפֵר֙ מפר פּ֤וֹר פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ פור פוררת תָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ תָּפֵ֣ר תָּפֵ֥ר תֻפַר֙ תפר תפרו ’ā·p̄êr ’āp̄êr aFer foRarta hā·p̄ê·rāh hă·p̄ê·rām hā·p̄êr haFer haFerah hafeRam hāp̄êr hāp̄êrāh hăp̄êrām hê·p̄ar hê·p̄ê·rū hê·p̄êr heFar heFer heFeru hêp̄ar hêp̄êr hêp̄êrū hiṯ·pō·wr·rāh hitporRah hiṯpōwrrāh lə·hā·p̄êr lə·hap̄·rə·ḵem lehaFeir lehaFer lehafreChem ləhāp̄êr ləhap̄rəḵem mê·p̄êr Mefer mêp̄êr p̄ō·w·rar·tā pō·wr Por pōwr p̄ōwrartā tā·p̄ê·rū tā·p̄êr taFer taFeru tāp̄êr tāp̄êrū ṯu·p̄ar tuFar ṯup̄ar vaiYafer vaiyaFeru vattuFar vayfarpeReni vehaFer vehefarTah veheFer vetaFer vetuFar wat·tu·p̄ar wattup̄ar way·p̄ar·pə·rê·nî way·yā·p̄ê·rū way·yā·p̄er wayp̄arpərênî wayyāp̄er wayyāp̄êrū wə·hā·p̄êr wə·hê·p̄ar·tāh wə·hê·p̄êr wə·ṯā·p̄êr wə·ṯu·p̄ār wəhāp̄êr wəhêp̄artāh wəhêp̄êr wəṯāp̄êr wəṯup̄ār yā·p̄êr yaFer yāp̄êr yə·p̄ê·ren·nū yefeRennu yəp̄êrennū
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Genesis 17:14
HEB: אֶת־ בְּרִיתִ֖י הֵפַֽר׃ ס
NAS: from his people; he has broken My covenant.
KJV: from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
INT: his people my covenant has broken

Leviticus 26:15
HEB: כָּל־ מִצְוֹתַ֔י לְהַפְרְכֶ֖ם אֶת־ בְּרִיתִֽי׃
NAS: My commandments, [and] so break My covenant,
KJV: all my commandments, [but] that ye break my covenant:
INT: all my commandments break my covenant

Leviticus 26:44
HEB: גְעַלְתִּים֙ לְכַלֹּתָ֔ם לְהָפֵ֥ר בְּרִיתִ֖י אִתָּ֑ם
NAS: them as to destroy them, breaking My covenant
KJV: them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant
INT: abhor to destroy breaking my covenant for

Numbers 15:31
HEB: וְאֶת־ מִצְוָת֖וֹ הֵפַ֑ר הִכָּרֵ֧ת ׀ תִּכָּרֵ֛ת
NAS: of the LORD and has broken His commandment,
KJV: of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment,
INT: has despised his commandment broken shall be completely cut

Numbers 30:8
HEB: יָנִ֣יא אוֹתָהּ֒ וְהֵפֵ֗ר אֶת־ נִדְרָהּ֙
NAS: [of it], he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow
KJV: her soul, of none effect: and the LORD
INT: her husband forbids shall annul her vow which

Numbers 30:12
HEB: וְאִם־ הָפֵר֩ יָפֵ֨ר אֹתָ֥ם ׀
NAS: her husband indeed annuls
KJV: But if her husband hath utterly made them void
INT: if indeed annuls her husband

Numbers 30:12
HEB: וְאִם־ הָפֵר֩ יָפֵ֨ר אֹתָ֥ם ׀ אִישָׁהּ֮
NAS: indeed annuls them on the day
KJV: hath utterly made them void on the day
INT: if indeed annuls her husband the day

Numbers 30:12
HEB: יָק֑וּם אִישָׁ֣הּ הֲפֵרָ֔ם וַיהוָ֖ה יִֽסְלַֽח־
NAS: her husband has annulled them, and the LORD
KJV: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD
INT: stand her husband has annulled and the LORD will forgive

Numbers 30:13
HEB: יְקִימֶ֖נּוּ וְאִישָׁ֥הּ יְפֵרֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: it or her husband may annul it.
KJV: it, or her husband may make it void.
INT: may confirm her husband may annul

Numbers 30:15
HEB: וְאִם־ הָפֵ֥ר יָפֵ֛ר אֹתָ֖ם
NAS: But if he indeed annuls them after
KJV: But if he shall any ways make them void
INT: if indeed annuls after

Numbers 30:15
HEB: וְאִם־ הָפֵ֥ר יָפֵ֛ר אֹתָ֖ם אַחֲרֵ֣י
NAS: he indeed annuls them after
KJV: But if he shall any ways make them void after
INT: if indeed annuls after has heard

Deuteronomy 31:16
HEB: בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַעֲזָבַ֕נִי וְהֵפֵר֙ אֶת־ בְּרִיתִ֔י
NAS: and will forsake Me and break My covenant
KJV: them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant
INT: the midst and will forsake and break my covenant which

Deuteronomy 31:20
HEB: וַעֲבָד֔וּם וְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִי וְהֵפֵ֖ר אֶת־ בְּרִיתִֽי׃
NAS: them, and spurn Me and break My covenant.
KJV: them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
INT: and serve and spurn and break my covenant

Judges 2:1
HEB: וָאֹמַ֕ר לֹֽא־ אָפֵ֧ר בְּרִיתִ֛י אִתְּכֶ֖ם
NAS: I will never break My covenant
KJV: I will never break my covenant
INT: said not break my covenant for

2 Samuel 15:34
HEB: וַאֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה לִ֔י אֵ֖ת
NAS: be your servant,' then you can thwart the counsel
KJV: so [will] I now also [be] thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel
INT: I servant defeat the counsel of Ahithophel

2 Samuel 17:14
HEB: וַיהוָ֣ה צִוָּ֗ה לְהָפֵ֞ר אֶת־ עֲצַ֤ת
NAS: had ordained to thwart the good
KJV: had appointed to defeat the good
INT: the LORD had ordained to thwart counsel of Ahithophel

1 Kings 15:19
HEB: וְזָהָ֔ב לֵ֣ךְ הָפֵ֗רָה אֶת־ בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙
NAS: go, break your treaty
KJV: come and break thy league
INT: and gold go break your treaty with

2 Chronicles 16:3
HEB: וְזָהָ֔ב לֵ֞ךְ הָפֵ֣ר בְּרִֽיתְךָ֗ אֶת־
NAS: go, break your treaty
KJV: go, break thy league
INT: and gold go break your treaty with

Ezra 4:5
HEB: עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יוֹעֲצִ֖ים לְהָפֵ֣ר עֲצָתָ֑ם כָּל־
NAS: against them to frustrate their counsel
KJV: counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose,
INT: against counselors to frustrate their counsel all

Ezra 9:14
HEB: הֲנָשׁוּב֙ לְהָפֵ֣ר מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָ וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן
NAS: shall we again break Your commandments
KJV: Should we again break thy commandments,
INT: again break your commandments and intermarry

Nehemiah 4:15
HEB: נ֣וֹדַֽע לָ֔נוּ וַיָּ֥פֶר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־
NAS: to us, and that God had frustrated their plan,
KJV: their counsel to nought, that we returned
INT: that it was known had frustrated God their plan

Job 5:12
HEB: מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים
NAS: He frustrates the plotting
KJV: He disappointeth the devices
INT: frustrates the plotting of the shrewd

Job 15:4
HEB: אַף־ אַ֭תָּה תָּפֵ֣ר יִרְאָ֑ה וְתִגְרַ֥ע
NAS: Indeed, you do away with reverence
KJV: Yea, thou castest off fear,
INT: Indeed you do reverence and hinder

Job 16:12
HEB: שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי ׀ וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִי וְאָחַ֣ז בְּ֭עָרְפִּי
NAS: I was at ease, but He shattered me, And He has grasped
KJV: I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken
INT: ease become shattered has grasped the neck

Job 40:8
HEB: הַ֭אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי
NAS: Will you really annul My judgment?
KJV: Wilt thou also disannul my judgment?
INT: really annul adversary condemn

50 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6565
50 Occurrences


’ā·p̄êr — 1 Occ.
p̄ō·w·rar·tā — 1 Occ.
hā·p̄êr — 4 Occ.
hā·p̄ê·rāh — 1 Occ.
hă·p̄ê·rām — 1 Occ.
hê·p̄ar — 2 Occ.
hê·p̄êr — 2 Occ.
hê·p̄ê·rū — 4 Occ.
hiṯ·pō·wr·rāh — 1 Occ.
lə·hā·p̄êr — 1 Occ.
lə·hā·p̄êr — 7 Occ.
lə·hap̄·rə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
mê·p̄êr — 2 Occ.
pō·wr — 1 Occ.
tā·p̄êr — 3 Occ.
tā·p̄ê·rū — 1 Occ.
ṯu·p̄ar — 1 Occ.
way·yā·p̄er — 1 Occ.
way·yā·p̄ê·rū — 1 Occ.
wat·tu·p̄ar — 1 Occ.
way·p̄ar·pə·rê·nî — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·p̄êr — 1 Occ.
wə·hê·p̄ar·tāh — 1 Occ.
wə·hê·p̄êr — 4 Occ.
wə·ṯā·p̄êr — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯu·p̄ār — 1 Occ.
yā·p̄êr — 3 Occ.
yə·p̄ê·ren·nū — 1 Occ.















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