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פָּרַץ

𐤐𐤓𐤑

pârats

H6555 verb

SILEX Entry

Root פָּרַץ to break through, to burst forth, to make a breach

Definition

To break through, burst forth, or make a breach. Refers to forceful opening of something that was closed, whether physical (a wall, a line, a barrier) or figurative (boundaries, prosperity, numbers). The word carries the nuance of force, suddenness, and decisiveness; in extended senses, it is used to describe increases or spreading out, as in the multiplication of people or the expansion of boundaries.

Semantic Range

to break through (walls, defenses), to burst out (suddenly emerge), to make a breach, to force an opening, to break down barriers, to spread or expand forcefully, to increase abundantly, to multiply rapidly, to cause dispersion, to burst figuratively (e.g., with anger or numbers), to urge or compel by force

Root / Etymology

Root: פּרץ (P-R-TS). The verbal root fundamentally means 'to break through,' 'to burst out,' or 'to make a breach.' פָּרַץ is the qal form of the verb, conveying an active breaking or bursting. It can be used both transitively (to break through something) and intransitively (to burst out). Word formation derives directly from the triconsonantal root P–R–TS.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פָּרַץ appears frequently in narratives describing both literal and figurative breaches. In military contexts, it refers to breaking through adversarial lines or city walls (e.g., breaches during sieges), while agriculturally it describes 'bursting forth' in terms of population or prosperity (e.g., descendants multiplying). In post-exilic and poetic texts, it may have further developed a more generalized sense of abundance or increase. The noun form, פֶּרֶץ (perets), often means 'breach' or 'outburst.' Where English translations sometimes render it as 'increase,' 'spread,' or 'abroad,' this can obscure the underlying sense of forceful expansion or rupture. The verb is distinct from verbs of gentle opening (e.g., פָּתַח), emphasizing violence or abruptness. In later usage, the name 'Peretz' (Genesis 38:29) reflects the context of forceful emergence or breakthrough. The semantic field intersects partially with שָׁבַר (to break), but פָּרַץ carries stronger connotations of bursting forth or breaking out, especially in context of movement and proliferation.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

lemma פּרַץ missing vowel, corrected to פָּרַץ; a primitive root; to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative); [idiom] abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.

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Root Family

פרץ (p-r-ts) — breaking through, bursting forth, making a breach, forceful expansion

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4664 מִפְרָץ his inlets
H6530 פְּרִיץ violent breach-maker
H6556 פֶּרֶץ in the breaches
H6557 פֶּרֶץ Breakthrough-one
H6558 פַּרְצִי the Peretsite

Word Forms

32 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6555-13 פָּרַ֨ץ parats HVqp3ms has broken through he broke through 7
H6555-27 וַ/יִּפְרֹ֣ץ vayiferots HC/Vqw3ms and became and he burst forth 6
H6555-14 פָּרַ֖צְתָּ paratseta HVqp2ms have you broken down you burst through 3
H6555-25 וַ/יִּפְרָץ vayiferats HC/Vqw3ms and he urged and he broke through 3
H6555-31 יִפְרֹ֑ץ yiferots HVqi3ms break out he will break through 2
H6555-32 יִפְרֹ֑צוּ yiferotsu HVqi3mp they will break out they will burst forth 2
H6555-16 פָּֽרְצוּ֙ paretsu HVqp3cp increased they burst forth 2
H6555-23 וּ/פֹרֵ֥ץ uforets HC/Vqrmsa and breaks and the one breaking through 1
H6555-03 פְרַצְתָּ֑/נוּ feratsetanu HVqp2ms/Sp1cp You have broken us You broke through us 1
H6555-21 וּ/פָרַ֖ץ ufarats HC/Vqq3ms it will break down and he broke through 1

Occurrences in Scripture

50 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6555-22 Genesis 28:14 וּ/פָרַצְתָּ֛ ufaratseta HC/Vqq2ms and you shall spread and you will break through
H6555-27 Genesis 30:30 וַ/יִּפְרֹ֣ץ vayiferots HC/Vqw3ms and it has increased and he burst forth
H6555-27 Genesis 30:43 וַ/יִּפְרֹ֥ץ vayiferots HC/Vqw3ms and became and he burst forth
H6555-14 Genesis 38:29 פָּרַ֖צְתָּ paratseta HVqp2ms have you broken forth you burst through
H6555-31 Exodus 1:12 יִפְרֹ֑ץ yiferots HVqi3ms they spread abroad. he will break through
H6555-31 Exodus 19:22 יִפְרֹ֥ץ yiferots HVqi3ms break out he will break through
H6555-29 Exodus 19:24 יִפְרָץ yiferats HVqi3ms he break out he will break through
H6555-11 1 Samuel 3:1 נִפְרָֽץ niferats HVNrmsa widespread burst-open
H6555-04 1 Samuel 25:10 הַ/מִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔ים hamiteparetsim HTd/Vtrmpa who are breaking away the ones breaking through
H6555-26 1 Samuel 28:23 וַ/יִּפְרְצוּ vayiferetsu HC/Vqw3mp and they urged and they broke through
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