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