H6556Hebrewpereṣ
פֶּרֶץ
a break (literally or figuratively)
19
Total Occurrences
11
Books
19
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
a break (literally or figuratively)
Etymology & Derivation
from H6555 (פָּרַץ)lemma פּרַץ missing vowel, corrected to פָּרַץ;
KJV Usage
breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.breach, gap, bursting forth
- 2.bursting forth, outburst
- 3.breach
- 4.broken wall
- 5.outburst (figurative for god's wrath)
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: perets; Pronunciation: peh'-rets