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Lexicon :: Strong's H6556 - pereṣ

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פֶּרֶץ
Transliteration
pereṣ
Pronunciation
peh'-rets
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1826a

Strong’s Definitions

פֶּרֶץ perets, peh'-rets; from H6555; a break (literally or figuratively):—breach, breaking forth (in), × forth, gap.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H6556 in the following manner: breach (14x), gap (2x), breaking (1x), breaking forth (1x), breaking in (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H6556 in the following manner: breach (14x), gap (2x), breaking (1x), breaking forth (1x), breaking in (1x).

  1. breach, gap, bursting forth

    1. bursting forth, outburst

    2. breach

    3. broken wall

    4. outburst (fig. of God's wrath)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פֶּרֶץ perets, peh'-rets; from H6555; a break (literally or figuratively):—breach, breaking forth (in), × forth, gap.
STRONGS H6556: Abbreviations
† I. פֶּ֫רֶץ noun masculineJob 30:14 bursting forth, breach; absolute פ׳ Judges 21:15 +, פָּ֑רֶץ Genesis 38:29 +; construct פֶּרֶץ 2 Samuel 5:20 +; plural פְּרָצִים Amos 4:3 +, פְּרָצוֹת Ezekiel 13:5, suffix פִּרְצֵיהֶן Amos 9:11 (פְּרָצֶיהָ We Now); —
1. bursting forth, out burst, of water 2 Samuel 5:20 = 1 Chronicles 14:11; from womb Genesis 38:29 (J).
2. breach in wall Amos 4:3; 1 Kings 11:27; Nehemiah 6:1; Psalm 144:14; Job 30:14; so (with גָּדַר, i.e. repair) Amos 9:11; Isaiah 58:12; figurative of effect to avert calamity, בַּפְּרָצוֹת עָלָה Ezekiel 13:5 (|| גָּדַר), בַּפֶּרֶץ עָלָה Ezekiel 22:30 (|| id.), compare Psalm 106:23, by instruction and (especially) intercession.
3. broken wall, נֹפֵל פ׳ Isaiah 30:13.
4. figurative of outburst of י׳'s wrath, accusative of congnate meaning with verb with פָּרַצ 2 Samuel 6:8 = 1 Chronicles 13:11; Job 16:14 (עַל־פְּנֵי־פָ֑רֶץ פֶּרֶץ); בְּ עָשָׂה פ׳ Judges 21:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:29; 38:29

Judges

21:15; 21:15

2 Samuel

5:20; 5:20; 6:8

1 Kings

11:27

1 Chronicles

13:11; 14:11

Nehemiah

6:1

Job

16:14; 30:14; 30:14

Psalms

106:23; 144:14

Isaiah

30:13; 58:12

Ezekiel

13:5; 13:5; 22:30

Amos

4:3; 4:3; 9:11; 9:11

H6556

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6556 matches the Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:29 - Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” Therefore his name was called Perez.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:15 - And the people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:20 - So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:8 - And David became angry because of the LORD’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perez Uzzah[fn] to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:27 - And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the damages to the City of David his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:11 - And David became angry because of the LORD’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza[fn] to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:11 - So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:1 - Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates),

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:14 - He breaks me with wound upon wound;
He runs at me like a warrior.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:14 - They come as broad breakers;
Under the ruinous storm they roll along.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:23 - Therefore He said that He would destroy them,
Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach,
To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:14 - That our oxen may be well laden;
That there be no breaking in or going out;
That there be no outcry in our streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:13 - Therefore this iniquity shall be to you
Like a breach ready to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:12 - Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:5 - “You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:30 - “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:3 - You will go out through broken walls,
Each one straight ahead of her,
And you will be cast into Harmon,”
Says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11 - “On that day I will raise up
The tabernacle[fn] of David, which has fallen down,
And repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;
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