'Tear' in the Bible

Aaron told them, "Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me."

So I told them, "Whoever has gold ornaments, tear them off.' When they gave it to me, I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf."

Rather, you are to tear down their altars, you are to smash their sacred pillars, and you are to cut down their sacred poles