Hebrew · H6565, H1285 · unreviewed

לְהָפֵר בְּרִיתִי

To break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate , frustrate · a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

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פָּרַר H6565 to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate , frustrate

Pronunciation parar

Breaking covenants, promises, or divine plans—rendering them null, void, and powerless through violation.

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בְּרִית H1285 a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

Pronunciation berit

Covenant sealed through ritual blood sacrifice; God's binding commitment to His people, foundational to redemptive history

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What does לְהָפֵר בְּרִיתִי (ləhāp̄ēr bərîtî) mean in the Bible?

פָּרַר · בְּרִית is a Hebrew word meaning "to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate , frustrate". to break up (usually figuratively), i.

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Meaning

to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate , frustrate

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 22×

Perfect Ezek 17:16 · Gen 17:14 · Isa 33:8 · Num 15:31 · Isa 24:5 · Jer 11:10 · Jer 31:32 · Ps 119:126 8×

Imperfect Isa 14:27 · Num 30:13 · Num 30:16 · Job 15:4 · Job 40:8 · Jer 33:20 · Judg 2:1 7×

Infinitive absolute Num 30:13 · Num 30:16 · Prov 15:22 3×

Participle active Isa 44:25 · Job 5:12 2×

Sequential imperfect 2Chr 16:3 1×

Jussive Jer 14:21 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×

Infinitive absolute Isa 24:19 1×

Hithpolel 1×

Perfect Isa 24:19 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×

Imperfect Jer 33:21 1×

Poel 1×

Perfect Ps 74:13 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 9 Perfect 8 Infinitive absolute 4 Perfective 2 Participle 2 Imperative 1

Stem

Hiphil 22 Qal 1 Hithpolel 1 Hophal 1 Poel 1

Mood

Indicative 8 Indicative/jussive 7 Imperative 1 Jussive 1 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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