pāraq פָּרַק ‘to tear’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

pāraq v
1) to tear apart or away, tear off, break away
 1a) (Qal) to tear away, snatch, rescue
 1b) (Piel) to tear off
 1c) (Hithpael) to tear off from oneself, be broken off, be broken in pieces