Hebrew · H6555, G2507 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "to break through or destroy a barrier".

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Meaning

to break through or destroy a barrier

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 27 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 15 Imperfect 6 Participle passive 3 Cohortative 1 Participle 1 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 25 Niphal 1 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative 15 Indicative/jussive 6

OT Occurrences

Gen 38:29 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 1:12 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 19:22 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 19:24 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Sam 3:1 Niphal · Participle 2 Sam 5:20 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 2 Sam 6:8 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Chr 4:38 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Chr 13:2 Qal · Cohortative 1 Chr 13:11 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Chr 14:11 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Chr 15:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 2 Chr 20:37 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 2 Chr 24:7 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Neh 1:3 Pual · Participle passive Neh 2:13 Qal · Participle passive Job 1:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 28:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 80:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 89:41 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Prov 3:10 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 25:28 Qal · Participle passive Isa 5:5 Qal · Infinitive absolute Isa 54:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Hos 4:2 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Hos 4:10 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Mic 2:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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