What does פָּרַץ · καθαιρέω mean in the Bible?
פָּרַץ · καθαιρέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to break through or destroy a barrier".
Hebrew · H6555, G2507
פָּרַץ
To break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative) · to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
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פָּרַץ H6555 to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
Pronunciation pāraṣ
Explosive outward movement—breaking through barriers, expanding forcefully, applied to flood waters, military breaches, and God's blessing overflow.
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καθαιρέω G2507 to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation kathairéō
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What does פָּרַץ (parats) mean in the Bible?
פָּרַץ · καθαιρέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to break through or destroy a barrier".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6555, G2507?
H6555, G2507 is connected to 50 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to break through or destroy a barrier
Source Gloss
to break through or destroy a barrier
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 27
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 25×
Perfect 1Chr 13:11 · 1Chr 14:11 · 1Chr 15:13 · 2Chr 20:37 · 2Sam 5:20 · 2Sam 6:8 · Job 1:10 · Job 28:4 · 1Chr 4:38 · 2Chr 24:7 · Hos 4:2 · Mic 2:13 · Gen 38:29 · Ps 80:13 · Ps 89:41 15×
Imperfect Exod 1:12 · Exod 19:22 · Exod 19:24 · Hos 4:10 · Prov 3:10 · Isa 54:3 6×
Participle passive Neh 2:13 · Prov 25:28 2×
Cohortative 1Chr 13:2 1×
Infinitive absolute Isa 5:5 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle active 1Sam 3:1 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Neh 1:3 1×
Word Origins
פָּרַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain