Strong's Lexicon

H6556

H6556 — פֶּרֶץ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewperetsnoun mascOccurrences: 19TWOT: 1826a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6556
Word:פֶּרֶץ
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H6555
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:19
Transliteration:perets
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:peh'-rets
Meaning:1. a break (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:breach, breaking forth (in), X forth, gap.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6807

I. פֶּ֫רֶץ noun masculine Job 30:14 bursting forth, breach; absolute ׳ פ Judg 21:15 +, פָּ֑רֶץ Gen 38:29 +; construct פֶּרֶץ 2Sam 5:20 +; plural פְּרָצִים Amos 4:3 +, פְּרָצוֺם Ezek 13:5, suffix פִּרְצֵיהֶץ Amos 9:11 ( פְּרָצֶיהָ We Now); —

1. bursting forth, out burst, of water 2Sam 5:20 = 1Chr 14:11 from womb Gen 38:29 ( J ).
2. breach in wall Amos 4:3; 1Kgs 11:27; Neh 6:1; Ps 144:14; Job 30:14 so (with גָּדַר, i.e. repair) Amos 9:11; Isa 58:12 figurative of effect to avert calamity, עָלָה בַּפְּרָצוֺת Ezek 13:5 (|| גָּדַר), עָמַד בַּפֶּרֶץ Ezek 22:30 (|| id.), compare Ps 106:23, by instruction and (especially) intercession.
3. broken wall, נֹפֵל ׳ פ Isa 30:13.
4. figurative of outburst of ׳ י's wrath, accusative of cognate meaning with verb with פָּרַץ 2Sam 6:8 = 1Chr 13:11 ; Job 16:14 (פֶּרֶץ עַלפְּֿנֵיפָֿ֑רֶץ); בְּ ׳ עָשָׂה פ Judg 21:15.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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