What does פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) mean in the Bible?
פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ): Violent rupture or breakthrough—breach in walls, boundaries, or divine restraint; dynamic breaking-through
Hebrew · H6556
פֶּרֶץ
A break (literally or figuratively)
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פֶּרֶץ H6556
Pronunciation pereṣ
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
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 bursting 2× 2 Samuel 5:20, 1 Chronicles 14:11
[through] broken [walls] 1× Amos 4:3
a breach 1× Isaiah 30:13
a gap 1× Nehemiah 6:1
a void 1× Judges 21:15
breach 1× Job 30:14
breach in the walls 1× Psalms 144:14
in the breach 1× Psalms 106:23
in the gap 1× Ezekiel 22:30
its gaps 1× Amos 9:11
of the Breach 1× Isaiah 58:12
the gap in the wall 1× 1 Kings 11:27
to the gaps 1× Ezekiel 13:5
with wound 1× Job 16:14
wound 1× Job 16:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 38:29 פָּ֑רֶץ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Judges 21:15 פֶּ֖רֶץ to a void Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 5:20 כְּפֶ֣רֶץ to Like a bursting Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 6:8 פֶּ֖רֶץ to . . . Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 11:27 פֶּ֕רֶץ to the gap in the wall Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Chronicles 13:11 פֶּ֖רֶץ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Chronicles 14:11 כְּפֶ֣רֶץ to Like a bursting Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Nehemiah 6:1 פָּ֑רֶץ to a gap Noun - masculine singular Job 16:14 פֶ֭רֶץ to with wound Noun - masculine singular Job 16:14 פָ֑רֶץ to wound Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 38:29
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Psalms 2 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 2 Amos 2
Source forms
כְּפֶ֣רֶץ 4x kə·p̄e·reṣ 2 Samuel 5:20, 1 Chronicles 14:11, Job 30:14, Isaiah 30:13
פֶּ֖רֶץ 3x pe·reṣ Judges 21:15, 2 Samuel 6:8, 1 Chronicles 13:11
פָּ֑רֶץ 2x pā·reṣ Genesis 38:29, Nehemiah 6:1
בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ 1x bap·pe·reṣ Psalms 106:23
בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ 1x bap·pe·reṣ Ezekiel 22:30
בַּפְּרָצ֔וֹת 1x bap·pə·rā·ṣō·wṯ Ezekiel 13:5
וּפְרָצִ֥ים 1x ū·p̄ə·rā·ṣîm Amos 4:3
פֶ֭רֶץ 1x p̄e·reṣ Job 16:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 8x Genesis 38:29, Judges 21:15, 2 Samuel 6:8, Nehemiah 6:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 1 Kings 11:27, 1 Chronicles 13:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 106:23, Ezekiel 22:30
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 30:14, Isaiah 30:13
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 2 Samuel 5:20, 1 Chronicles 14:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Amos 4:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural 1x Amos 9:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 13:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent rupture or breakthrough—breach in walls, boundaries, or divine restraint; dynamic breaking-through
Source Gloss
a break (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent rupture or breakthrough—breach in walls, boundaries, or divine restraint; dynamic breaking-through
a break (literally or figuratively) BDB: bursting forth Usage: breach, breaking forth (in), × forth, gap.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פֶּרֶץ is built from this root:
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