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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6555 matches the Hebrew פָּרַץ (pāraṣ),
which occurs 49 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 and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the LORD has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when may I do something for my own household?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:29 - But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out, and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:22 - Even the priests, who approach the LORD, must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:24 - The LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up to the LORD, or he will break out against them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:10 - Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:23 - He refused and said, “I will not eat.” But his men joined the woman in urging him, and he listened to them. He got up from the ground and sat on the couch.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:20 - So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, the LORD has broken out against my enemies before me.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:8 - Then David was angry because the LORD’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - “No, my son,” the king replied. “All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go but gave him his blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:27 - But Absalom urged him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king’s sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:23 - “By all means, take two talents,” said Naaman. He urged Gehazi to accept them, and then tied up the two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them ahead of Gehazi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:13 - Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section about four hundred cubits long.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:38 - The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:2 - He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our people throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to come and join us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:11 - Then David was angry because the LORD’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:11 - So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:13 - It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the LORD our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - He acted wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and took many wives for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have made.” The ships were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7 - Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23 - Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah,[fn] at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section about four hundred cubits[fn] long.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6 - He went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:5 - As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces[fn] of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:13 - By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal[fn] Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:3 - Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:7 - But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:10 - “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:14 - Again and again he bursts upon me; he rushes at me like a warrior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:1 - [fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[fn] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[fn] and Aram Zobah,[fn] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; you have been angry—now restore us!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:12 - Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:40 - You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:29 - they aroused the LORD’s anger by their wicked deeds, 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 to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:28 - Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

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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 tear down and a time to build,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever 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 tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled.

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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 descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - There is only cursing,[fn] lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - “They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not flourish, because they have deserted the LORD to give themselves

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:13 - The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD at their head.”
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