פֶּ֫רֶךְ
pe.rekh
“severity”
Definition
fracture, i.e. severity
from an unused root meaning to break apart;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
פֶּ֫רֶךְ appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
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You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
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