פֶּ֫רֶץ
pe.rets
“breach”
Definition
a break (literally or figuratively)
from H6555 (פָּרַץ)lemma פּרַץ missing vowel, corrected to פָּרַץ;
- breach, gap, bursting forth 1a) bursting forth, outburst 1b) breach 1c) broken wall 1d) outburst (fig. of God's wrath)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
פֶּ֫רֶץ appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.
“In that day I will restorethe fallen tent of David.I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins,and rebuild it as in the days of old,
But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.
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