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פֶּרֶץ

𐤐𐤓𐤑

perets

H6556 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פרץ to break through, burst forth, create a gap

Definition

A breach, gap, or rupture; an opening made by force or pressure, either physical or figurative. The term can denote a literal gap or break in a wall, hedge, or other enclosure; a breach in ranks or defenses; or an abrupt, disruptive event—such as a sudden outburst or violation of social or ritual boundaries.

Semantic Range

breach (in a wall, camp, or structure), gap, opening, rupture, sudden outburst or breakthrough, violation of boundaries, issue resulting from a breach

Root / Etymology

From the root פָּרַץ (parats), meaning 'to break through, burst forth, make a breach.' פֶּרֶץ (perets) is a derived noun indicating the result of breaking through, i.e., an opening, gap, or breach.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פֶּרֶץ is used in a variety of contexts in the Hebrew Bible. Most commonly, it refers to literal breaches in city walls or physical barriers, representing military or destructive events (e.g., 2 Samuel 5:20—naming Baal-Perazim after YHWH 'bursting forth' against enemies). The word also appears in contexts of social, ritual, or legal transgression (e.g., breaches of covenant or holiness). Symbolically, it can refer to the breakdown of order or community. In personal names, as with Perets (Perez), the connotation is of sudden emergence or breaking through, often with positive undertones of vitality or destiny. English translations usually render it as 'breach,' 'gap,' 'bursting forth,' or 'rupture,' but these may sometimes obscure its use in figurative or more idiomatic senses.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּרַץlemma פּרַץ missing vowel, corrected to פָּרַץ; a break (literally or figuratively); breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap.

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Root Family

פרץ (p-r-ts) — break through, burst forth, create a gap

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4664 מִפְרָץ his inlets
H6530 פְּרִיץ violent breach-maker
H6555 פָּרַץ he broke through
H6557 פֶּרֶץ Breakthrough-one
H6558 פַּרְצִי the Peretsite

Word Forms

9 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6556-07 פֶּ֖רֶץ perets HNcmsa breach breach 6
H6556-05 כְּ/פֶ֣רֶץ keferets HR/Ncmsc like a breach like a breach 4
H6556-06 פָּ֑רֶץ parets HNcmsa a breach breach 2
H6556-02 בַּ/פֶּ֧רֶץ baperets HRd/Ncmsa in the gap in the breach 2
H6556-08 פִּרְצֵי/הֶ֗ן piretseyhen HNcmpc/Sp3fp its breaches their breaches 1
H6556-01 בַּ/פְּרָצ֔וֹת baperatsot HRd/Ncmpa into the breaches in the breaches 1
H6556-03 פָ֑רֶץ farets HNcmsa breach breach 1
H6556-09 וּ/פְרָצִ֥ים uferatsim HC/Ncmpa through breaches breaches 1
H6556-04 פֶ֭רֶץ ferets HNcmsa with breach Breach 1

Occurrences in Scripture

19 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6556-06 Genesis 38:29 פָּ֑רֶץ parets HNcmsa breach breach
H6556-07 Judges 21:15 פֶּ֖רֶץ perets HNcmsa a breach breach
H6556-05 2 Samuel 5:20 כְּ/פֶ֣רֶץ keferets HR/Ncmsc like a breach like a breach
H6556-07 2 Samuel 6:8 פֶּ֖רֶץ perets HNcmsa breach breach
H6556-07 1 Kings 11:27 פֶּ֕רֶץ perets HNcmsc breach breach
H6556-05 Isaiah 30:13 כְּ/פֶ֣רֶץ keferets HR/Ncmsa like a breach like a breach
H6556-07 Isaiah 58:12 פֶּ֔רֶץ perets HNcmsa of the breach breach
H6556-01 Ezekiel 13:5 בַּ/פְּרָצ֔וֹת baperatsot HRd/Ncmpa into the breaches in the breaches
H6556-02 Ezekiel 22:30 בַּ/פֶּ֧רֶץ baperets HRd/Ncmsa in the gap in the breach
H6556-09 Amos 4:3 וּ/פְרָצִ֥ים uferatsim HC/Ncmpa through breaches breaches
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