Lexical Definition

‎פָּרַד‎ pârad (paw-rad') to separate ^H:V
a primitive root

disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.

• to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)

1) to separate, divide
1a) (Qal) to divide
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to divide, separate
1b2) to be divided, be separated
1c) (Piel) to be separated
1d) (Pual) to be divided
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to divide, separate
1e2) to make a division, make a separation
1f) (Hithpael) to be divided, be separated, get separated

See Greek: ἀποσπάω · ἀφορίζω · διασκορπίζω · διασπείρω · διαστέλλομαι · διαχωρίζομαι · διΐστημι · ἐκτείνω · λείπω · λείπω · ὁρίζω · σκορπίζω · ταράσσω · χωρίζω

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: be.dar (‎ב‎ְּ‎ד‎ַ‎ר‎ "to scatter" בְּדַר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎פָּרַד‎] verb divide (Late Hebrew id., divide, separate; so Syriac in derived species and derivatives; Arabic be single, sole, also (Dozy) unfold, unroll): —

Qal Passive participle feminine plural ‎פְּרֻדוֺת‎ Ezek 1:11 divided, i.e. spread, of wings. Niph`al Perfect 3 plural ‎נִפְרְדוּ‎ Gen 10:5; Gen 10:32, ‎נִפְרָ֑דוּ‎ 2Sam 1:23 Imperfect, ‎יִפָּרֵד‎ Gen 2:10; Prov 19:4, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎הִפָּ֫רֶד נָא‎ Gen 13:9 Infinitive construct ‎הִפָּֽרֶדֿ‎ ‎לוֺט‎ vGen 13:14 Participle ‎נִפְרָד‎ Judg 4:11; Prov 18:1, ‎נִפְּרָדִים‎ Neh 4:13* —

1. divide, separate (intransitive), Gen 2:10 (of river, dividing into branches); of one man separating from another, with ‎מֵעַל‎ Gen 13:9; Gen 13:11, ‎מֵעִם‎ vGen 13:14 (all J), from others, ‎מִן‎ Judg 4:11 reciprocal Gen 25:23 (J; of sons of Rebekah representing nations, with ‎מִמֵּעַיִךְ‎ in construction praegn. [Ges](/btb/not_created.html)^{«GKC:119ff»§ 119ff}], i.e. divided (hostile) from birth); absolute Prov 18:1 of peoples separating from (‎מִן‎) parent stock Prov 10:5; Prov 10:32 (P).

2. be divided, separated, 2Sam 1:23; Neh 4:13* of loss of friendship Prov 19:4. Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יְפָרֵ֑דוּ‎ Hos 4:14 make a separation, i.e. go apart (in company with [‎עִם‎] harlots, compare RS<sup>Semitic i. 436, 2nd ed. 455</sup>). Pu`al Participle divided, ‎עַםמְ֗֗֗פֻזָּר וּמְפֹרָד בֵּין הָעַמִּים‎ Esth 3:8 Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הִפְרִיד‎ Gen 30:40 Imperfect ‎יַפְרִיד‎ Ruth 1:17; Prov 18:18, 3 masculine plural ‎וַיַּפְרִדוּ‎ 2Kgs 2:11 Infinitive construct suffix ‎בְּהַפְרִידוֺ‎ Deut 32:8 Participle ‎מַפְרִיד‎ Prov 16:28; Prov 17:9 —

1. divide, separate Gen 30:40 (JE) Deut 32:8, of separating friends Prov 16:28; Prov 17:9.

2. make a division, separation, between (‎בֵּין‎), 2Kgs 2:11; Ruth 1:17 of parting disputants (with ‎בֵּין‎) Prov 18:18. Hithpa`el Perfect 3 plural ‎וְהִתְפָּֽרְדוּ‎ Ps 22:15* Imperfect ‎יִתְפָּֽרְדוּ‎ Ps 92:10*, ‎רָ֑דוּ‎- Job 4:11; Job 41:9* — be divided, separated, from each other; of scales of crocodile (c. negative) Job 41:9*, of bones, = be loosened at the joint, Ps 22:15* (figurative of helplessness); = be dispersed Job 4:11; Ps 92:10*.

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