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Lexicon :: Strong's H6555 - pāraṣ

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פָּרַץ
Transliteration
pāraṣ
Pronunciation
paw-rats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1826

Strong’s Definitions

פָּרַץ pârats, paw-rats'; a primitive root; to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative):—× abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H6555 in the following manner: break down (11x), break forth (5x), increase (5x), break (4x), abroad (3x), breach (2x), break in (2x), made (2x), break out (2x), pressed (2x), break up (2x), break away (1x), breaker (1x), compelled (1x), miscellaneous (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H6555 in the following manner: break down (11x), break forth (5x), increase (5x), break (4x), abroad (3x), breach (2x), break in (2x), made (2x), break out (2x), pressed (2x), break up (2x), break away (1x), breaker (1x), compelled (1x), miscellaneous (6x).

  1. to break through or down or over, burst, breach

    1. (Qal)

      1. to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure)

      2. to break through or down, make a breach in

      3. to break into

      4. to break open

      5. to break up, break in pieces

      6. to break out (violently) upon

      7. to break over (limits), increase

      8. to use violence

      9. to burst open

      10. to spread, distribute

    2. (Niphal) to be broken through

    3. (Pual) to be broken down

    4. (Hithpael) to break away

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּרַץ pârats, paw-rats'; a primitive root; to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative):—× abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.
STRONGS H6555: Abbreviations
† I. פָּרַץ verb break through (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic פְּרַץ id.; perhaps Assyrian parâṣu (see DlHWB); Arabic bdb082901 cut, slit, also hit); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פָּרַץ 2 Samuel 5:20 +; 2nd person masculine singular suffix פְּרַצְתָּנוּ Psalm 60:3, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִפְרֹץ Exodus 1:12; Exodus 19:22, יִפְרָץ־ Exodus 19:24, וַיִּפְרֹץ Genesis 30:30 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute פָּרֹץ Isaiah 5:5; construct פְּרֹץ 2 Chronicles 31:5, פְּרוֹץ Ecclesiastes 3:3; Participle active פֹּרֵץ Micah 2:13; Ecclesiastes 10:8; passive feminine singular פְּרוּצָה 2 Chronicles 32:5; Proverbs 25:28; masculine plural פְּרֻצִים Nehemiah 4:1 + הֵם פְּרוּצִים Nehemiah 2:13 Qr (> Kt המפרוצים); — break through:
1. break or burst out, from womb Genesis 38:29 (J; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb); from enclosure Micah 2:13.
2. break through, down (from without), with accusative גָּדֵר Isaiah 5:5; Psalm 80:13; Psalm 89:41; Ecclesiastes 10:8; חוֺמָה Nehemiah 3:35; 2 Chronicles 26:6, compare passive participle Nehemiah 2:13; 2 Chronicles 32:5; with בְּחוֺמָה = make a breach in 2 Kings 14:13 2 Chronicles 25:23; פְּרוּצָה עִיר Proverbs 25:28; absolute, opposed to בָּנָה Ecclesiastes 3:3; הַפֹּרֵץ Micah 2:13; הַפְּרוּצִים Nehemiah 4:1 the part broken down.
3. break into, with accusative בֵּית י׳ 2 Chronicles 24:7.
4. break open, a mining shaft Job 28:4.
5. break up, break in pieces, with accusative מַעֲשֶׂיךָ 2 Chronicles 20:37 (|| וַּיִּשָּֽׁבְרוּ אֳנִיּוֺת).
6. break put (violently) upon, of י׳ in sudden judgment, with accusative of person 2 Samuel 5:20 = 1 Chronicles 14:11; Psalm 60:3; with ב person Exodus 19:22, 24 (J), 1 Chronicles 15:13, so of plague Psalm 106:29; of י׳, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb פֶּרֶין + ב person 2 Samuel 6:8 = 1 Chronicles 13:11; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + suffix Job 16:14.
7. use violence absolute Hosea 4:2.
8. break over [limits], increase, וַיִפְרֹץ לָרֹב Genesis 30:30 (J), 1 Chronicles 4:38; + ה locative Genesis 28:14 (J); absolute Genesis 30:43 (J), Exodus 1:12 (J; + רָבָה), Hosea 4:10; Isaiah 54:3, בָּאָרֶץ פָּרַץ Job 1:10.
9. burst open, intransitive, of wine-vats Proverbs 3:10 (with accusative of material תִּירוֺשׁ).
10. spread, i.e. become known, of הַדָּבָר 2 Chronicles 31:5. — 1 Chronicles 13:2 is probably corrupt, see Kau, who (after SS) conjectures נֶחֱרָצָה; פ׳ in 2 Chronicles 11:23 is apparently distributive (with מִן partitive) but dubious. — 1 Samuel 28:23; 2 Samuel 13:25, 27; 2 Kings 5:23 see פצר.
Niph. Participle אֵין חָזוֺן נִפְרָ֑ץ 1 Samuel 3:1 no vision spread abroad (i.e. general, or frequent, compare Qal 10; || הָיָה יָקָר דְּבַר י׳, but text dubious.
Pu. Participle feminine מְפֹרָ֑צֶת Nehemiah 1:3 (of wall).
Hithp. Participle plural הַמִּתְפָּֽרְצִים 1 Samuel 25:10 slaves who break away, each from (מִפְּנֵי) his master.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:14; 30:30; 30:30; 30:43; 38:29

Exodus

1:12; 1:12; 19:22; 19:22; 19:24; 19:24

1 Samuel

3:1; 25:10; 28:23

2 Samuel

5:20; 5:20; 6:8; 13:25; 13:27

2 Kings

5:23; 14:13

1 Chronicles

4:38; 13:2; 13:11; 14:11; 15:13

2 Chronicles

11:23; 20:37; 24:7; 25:23; 26:6; 31:5; 31:5; 32:5; 32:5

Nehemiah

1:3; 2:13; 2:13; 4:1; 4:1

Job

1:10; 16:14; 28:4

Psalms

60:3; 60:3; 80:13; 89:41; 106:29

Proverbs

3:10; 25:28; 25:28

Ecclesiastes

3:3; 3:3; 10:8; 10:8

Isaiah

5:5; 5:5; 54:3

Hosea

4:2; 4:10

Micah

2:13; 2:13; 2:13

H6555

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Strong's Number H6555 matches the Hebrew פָּרַץ (pāraṣ),
which occurs 50 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:14 - Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:29 - But then he drew back his hand, and his brother came out before him. She said, "How you have broken out of the womb!" So he was named Perez.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:22 - Let the priests also, who approach the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break through against them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:24 - The LORD said to him, "Go, get down, and come up, and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests and the people force their way through to come up to the LORD, lest he break through against them."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli's supervision. Word from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:10 - But Nabal responded to David's servants, "Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:23 - But he refused, saying, "I won't eat!" Both his servants and the woman urged him to eat, so he gave in. He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:20 - So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said, "The LORD has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out." So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:8 - David was angry because the LORD attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son. We shouldn't all go. We shouldn't burden you in that way." Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:27 - But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king's sons along with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:23 - Naaman said, "Please accept two talents of silver. He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:13 - King Jehoash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, in Beth Shemesh. He attacked Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate - a distance of about six hundred feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:38 - These who are named above were the leaders of their clans. Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:2 - David said to the whole Israelite assembly, "If you so desire and the LORD our God approves, let's spread the word to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, so they may join us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:11 - David was angry because the LORD attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:11 - So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, "Using me as his instrument, God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out." So that place is called Baal Perazim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:13 - The first time you did not carry it; that is why the LORD God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, "Because you made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will shatter what you have made." The ships were wrecked and unable to go to sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7 - (Wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into God's temple and used all the holy items of the LORD's temple in their worship of the Baals.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23 - King Joash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, in Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem. He broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate - a distance of about six hundred feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6 - Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:5 - When the edict was issued, the Israelites freely contributed the initial portion of their grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a tenth of everything, which added up to a huge amount.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, "The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:13 - I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons and the Dung Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:3 - Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was close by, said, "If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:7 - (4:1) When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people of Ashdod heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem had moved ahead and that the breaches had begun to be closed, they were very angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:10 - Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:14 - He breaks through against me, time and time again; he rushes against me like a warrior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - Far from where people live he sinks a shaft, in places travelers have long forgotten, far from other people he dangles and sways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:1 - O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:12 - Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:40 - You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:29 - They made the LORD angry by their actions, and a plague broke out among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:10 - then your barns will be filled completely, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:28 - Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:3 - A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:5 - Now I will inform you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge and turn it into pasture, I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:3 - For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your children will conquer nations and will resettle desolate cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - They will eat, but not be satisfied; they will engage in prostitution, but not increase in numbers; because they have abandoned the LORD by pursuing other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:13 - The one who can break through barriers will lead them out they will break out, pass through the gate, and leave. Their king will advance before them, The LORD himself will lead them.
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