para · let loose, let go

What it means

para (פָּרַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “let loose, let go”.

Unrestrained: let the hair hang loose; also hold someone back from work, or neglect.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To lead the way.
2. To leave one's hair unbound in mourning.
3. To lose restraint and stop obeying, without control.
4. To disregard advice, or distract from work.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• hang loose ×3
• Whoever ignores ×2
• run wild ×2
• Avoid it ×1
• do you take ×1
• he had cast off restraint ×1
• ignore it ×1
• let loose ×1
• refrain ×1
• took the lead ×1
• others ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×3
• Leviticus×3
• Numbers×1
• Judges×1
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Proverbs×6
• Ezekiel×1

• Exodus 5:4

  The king of Egypt said to them, “Why, Moses and Aaron, do you take the people away from their work? Go to your burdens!”

• Exodus 32:25

  And Moses saw the people, that they were running wild, for Aaron had let them run wild, to the derision of those who rise up against them.

• Leviticus 10:6

  Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose and do not tear your garments, so that you do not die and he does not become angry with all the community; but your brothers, all the house of Israel, shall weep over the burning that YHWH has kindled.

• Leviticus 13:45

  And the leper who has the sore —his garments shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall hang loose, and he shall cover himself up to the mustache and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

• Leviticus 21:10

  And the priest who is high among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been ordained to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose and shall not tear his garments.

• Numbers 5:18

  And the priest shall set the woman before YHWH and let loose the hair of the head of the woman and put on her palms the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering of jealousy; and in the hand of the priest shall be the water of bitterness that brings a curse.

• Judges 5:2

  “Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, bless YHWH!

• 2 Chronicles 28:19

  For YHWH humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had cast off restraint in Judah and had been greatly unfaithful to YHWH.

• Proverbs 1:25

  and you ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you did not want,

• Proverbs 4:15

  Avoid it; do not pass through it; turn aside from it and pass on.

• Proverbs 8:33

  Listen to correction and be wise, and do not ignore it.

• Proverbs 13:18

  Poverty and disgrace come to whoever ignores correction, but whoever heeds reproof will be honored.

• Proverbs 15:32

  Whoever ignores correction despises his soul, but whoever listens to reproof acquires sense.

• Proverbs 29:18

  Where there is no vision, the people run wild, but whoever keeps instruction, happy is he.

• Ezekiel 24:14

  I, YHWH, have spoken; it is coming, and I will do it; I will not refrain, and I will not have pity, and I will not relent; according to your ways and according to your deeds they will judge you, declares Adonai YHWH.’”

And 1 more times.