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פָּרַע
pâraʻ · Hebrew · Strong's H6544 · 16 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “let”
What it means
to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
avenge, avoid, bare, go back, let, naked, set at nought, perish, refuse, uncover
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“let”
“perish”
“refuse”
“avoid”
also renders ekklínō (G1578), periḯstēmi (G4026), stéllō (G4724), paraitéomai (G3868), ektrépō (G1624)
“uncover”
“set at nought”
also renders exouthenéō (G1848)
Where it appears
16 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 15 verses shown.
2 Chronicles 28:19 HVhp3msExodus 5:4 HVhi2mpExodus 32:25 HVqp3ms/Sp3msEzekiel 24:14 HVqi1csJudges 5:2 HR/VqcLeviticus 10:6 HVqj2mpLeviticus 13:45 HVqsmsaLeviticus 21:10 HVqi3msNumbers 5:18 HC/Vqq3msProverbs 1:25 HC/Vqw2mpProverbs 4:15 HVqv2ms/Sp3msProverbs 8:33 HVqj2mpProverbs 13:18 HVqrmsaProverbs 15:32 HVqrmsaProverbs 29:18 HVNi3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.