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פֶּרֶץ

A break (literally or figuratively)

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פֶּרֶץH6556
Pronunciationpereṣ

What does פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) mean in the Bible?

פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ): Violent rupture or breakthrough—breach in walls, boundaries, or divine restraint; dynamic breaking-through

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Questions this entry answers

What does פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) mean in the Bible?

פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ): Violent rupture or breakthrough—breach in walls, boundaries, or divine restraint; dynamic breaking-through

How does the BSB render H6556?

The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), Like a bursting (2), [through] broken [walls] (1), a breach (1), a gap (1).

Where does פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 38:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (3), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Samuel (2), Amos (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
. . .3×Genesis 38:29, 2 Samuel 6:8, 1 Chronicles 13:11
Like a bursting2×2 Samuel 5:20, 1 Chronicles 14:11
[through] broken [walls]1×Amos 4:3
a breach1×Isaiah 30:13
a gap1×Nehemiah 6:1
a void1×Judges 21:15
breach1×Job 30:14
breach in the walls1×Psalms 144:14
in the breach1×Psalms 106:23
in the gap1×Ezekiel 22:30
its gaps1×Amos 9:11
of the Breach1×Isaiah 58:12
the gap in the wall1×1 Kings 11:27
to the gaps1×Ezekiel 13:5
with wound1×Job 16:14
wound1×Job 16:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 38:29פָּ֑רֶץto. . .Noun - masculine singularJudges 21:15פֶּ֖רֶץtoa voidNoun - masculine singular2 Samuel 5:20כְּפֶ֣רֶץtoLike a burstingPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct2 Samuel 6:8פֶּ֖רֶץto. . .Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 11:27פֶּ֕רֶץtothe gap in the wallNoun - masculine singular construct1 Chronicles 13:11פֶּ֖רֶץto. . .Noun - masculine singular construct1 Chronicles 14:11כְּפֶ֣רֶץtoLike a burstingPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructNehemiah 6:1פָּ֑רֶץtoa gapNoun - masculine singularJob 16:14פֶ֭רֶץtowith woundNoun - masculine singularJob 16:14פָ֑רֶץtowoundNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 38:29
Aligned rows19
Books represented11
Genesis1Judges12 Samuel21 Kings11 Chronicles2Nehemiah1Job3Psalms2Isaiah2Ezekiel2Amos2
Source forms
כְּפֶ֣רֶץ4xkə·p̄e·reṣ2 Samuel 5:20, 1 Chronicles 14:11, Job 30:14, Isaiah 30:13
פֶּ֖רֶץ3xpe·reṣJudges 21:15, 2 Samuel 6:8, 1 Chronicles 13:11
פָּ֑רֶץ2xpā·reṣGenesis 38:29, Nehemiah 6:1
בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ1xbap·pe·reṣPsalms 106:23
בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ1xbap·pe·reṣEzekiel 22:30
בַּפְּרָצ֔וֹת1xbap·pə·rā·ṣō·wṯEzekiel 13:5
וּפְרָצִ֥ים1xū·p̄ə·rā·ṣîmAmos 4:3
פֶ֭רֶץ1xp̄e·reṣJob 16:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular8xGenesis 38:29, Judges 21:15, 2 Samuel 6:8, Nehemiah 6:1
Noun - masculine singular construct2x1 Kings 11:27, 1 Chronicles 13:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 106:23, Ezekiel 22:30
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular2xJob 30:14, Isaiah 30:13
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct2x2 Samuel 5:20, 1 Chronicles 14:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xAmos 4:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural1xAmos 9:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xEzekiel 13:5
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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