6589. pasaq
Strong's Lexicon
pasaq: To cut off, to cease, to stop

Original Word: פָשַׂק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pasaq
Pronunciation: pah-sahk
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-sak')
Definition: To cut off, to cease, to stop
Meaning: to dispart, become licentious

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "pasaq," similar concepts can be found in Greek words like "παύω" (pauō), meaning to stop or cease.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "pasaq" primarily means to cut off or to cease. It is used in various contexts to denote the act of stopping or ending something. This can refer to physical cutting or the cessation of an action or event. The term conveys a sense of finality or interruption.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of cutting off or ceasing was significant in both religious and social contexts. The act of cutting off could symbolize a covenantal breach or a divine judgment. In agricultural societies, the cessation of rain or harvest could be seen as a direct intervention by God. Understanding "pasaq" within its cultural and historical context helps to appreciate its implications in biblical narratives.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to part, open wide
NASB Translation
opens wide (1), spread (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּשַׂק ] verb part, open wide (Late Hebrew מָּסַק, Aramaic מְּסַק, , all cut, sever, cleave); —

Qal Participle שֲֵֹׁק שְׂפָתָיו Proverbs 13:3 i.e. one talkative.

Pi`el Imperfect2feminine singular וַתְּפַשְּׂקִי אֶתרַֿגְלַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:23 (with ל person; sensu obsc.).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
open wide

A primitive root; to dispart (the feet or lips), i.e. Become licentious -- open (wide).

Forms and Transliterations
וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י ותפשקי פֹּשֵׂ֥ק פשק pō·śêq poSek pōśêq vattefasseKi wat·tə·p̄aś·śə·qî wattəp̄aśśəqî
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Englishman's Concordance
Proverbs 13:3
HEB: שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־
NAS: his life; The one who opens wide his lips
KJV: his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips
INT: preserves his life opens his lips to ruin

Ezekiel 16:25
HEB: אֶת־ יָפְיֵ֔ךְ וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י אֶת־ רַגְלַ֖יִךְ
NAS: abominable, and you spread your legs
KJV: to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet
INT: and made your beauty spread your legs of every

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6589
2 Occurrences


pō·śêq — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·p̄aś·śə·qî — 1 Occ.















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