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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 [fn]descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will [fn]spread H6555 out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your [fn]descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - “For you had little before [fn]I came and it has [fn]increased H6555 to a multitude, and the LORD has blessed you [fn]wherever I turned. But now, when shall I provide for my own household also?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - So the man [fn]became H6555 exceedingly prosperous, H6555 and had 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 it came about as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, “What a breach you have made H6555 for yourself!” So he was named [fn]Perez.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they [fn]spread H6555 out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:22 - “Also let the priests who come near to the LORD consecrate themselves, or else the LORD will break H6555 out against them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:24 - Then the LORD said to him, “[fn]Go down and come up again, you and Aaron with you; but do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break H6555 forth H6555 upon them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days, [fn]visions were infrequent. H6555

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:10 - But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking H6555 away H6555 from his master.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:23 - But he refused and said, “I will not eat.” However, his servants together with the woman urged H6555 him, and he listened to [fn]them. So he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:20 - So David came to Baal-perazim and [fn]defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken H6555 through H6555 my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he named that place [fn]Baal-perazim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:8 - David became angry because [fn]of the LORD’S outburst H6555 against Uzzah, and that place is called [fn]Perez-uzzah to this 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 should not all go, for we will be burdensome to you.” Although he [fn]urged H6555 him, he would not go, but blessed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:27 - But when Absalom [fn]urged H6555 him, he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:23 - Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” And he urged H6555 him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of clothes and gave them to two of his servants; and they carried them before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:13 - Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and tore H6555 down H6555 the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, 400 [fn]cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:38 - these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased H6555 greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:2 - David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send everywhere H6555 to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:11 - Then David became angry because [fn]of the LORD’S outburst H6555 against Uzza; and he called that place [fn]Perez-uzza to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:11 - So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David [fn]defeated them there; and David said, “God has broken H6555 through H6555 my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore they named that place [fn]Baal-perazim.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:13 - “Because you did not carry it at the first, the LORD our God made H6555 an outburst H6555 on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:23 - He acted wisely and distributed H6555 [fn]some of his sons through H6555 all the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them food in abundance. And he sought many wives for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed H6555 your works.” So the ships were broken and could not go to Tarshish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:7 - For the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken H6555 into the house of God and even [fn]used the holy things of the house of the LORD for the Baals.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23 - Then Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and tore H6555 down H6555 the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, 400 [fn]cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6 - Now he went out and warred against the Philistines, and broke H6555 down H6555 the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:5 - As soon as the [fn]order spread, H6555 the sons of Israel provided in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken H6555 down H6555 and [fn]erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, “The remnant there in the province who survived the captivity are in great distress and reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken H6555 down H6555 and its gates are burned with fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:13 - So I went out at night by the Valley Gate in the direction of the Dragon’s Well and on to the [fn]Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem which were broken H6555 down H6555 and its gates which were consumed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:3 - Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him and he said, “Even what they are building—if a fox should [fn]jump on it, he would break H6555 their stone wall down!” H6555

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:7 - [fn]Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the [fn]repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches H6555 began 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 about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased H6555 in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:14 - “He breaks H6555 through H6555 me with breach after breach;
He runs at me like a warrior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - “He [fn]sinks H6555 a shaft far from [fn]habitation,
Forgotten by the foot;
They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:1 - For the choir director; according to [fn]Shushan Eduth. A [fn]Mikhtam of David, to teach; [fn]when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
O God, You have rejected us. You have [fn]broken H6555 us;
You have been angry; O, restore us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:12 - Why have You broken H6555 down H6555 its [fn]hedges,
So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:40 - You have broken H6555 down H6555 all his walls;
You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:29 - Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And the plague broke H6555 out among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:10 - So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow H6555 with new wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:28 - Like a city that is broken H6555 into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit.

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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 H6555 down H6555 and a time to build up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks H6555 through H6555 a wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:5 - “So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:
I will remove its hedge and it will be consumed;
I will break H6555 down H6555 its wall and it will become trampled ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:3 - “For you will spread H6555 abroad H6555 to the right and to the left.
And your [fn]descendants will possess nations
And will resettle the desolate cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery.
They employ H6555 violence, H6555 so that bloodshed [fn]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 play the harlot, but not increase, H6555
Because they have [fn]stopped giving heed to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:13 - “The breaker H6555 goes up before them;
They break H6555 out, pass through the gate and go out by it.
So their king goes on before them,
And the LORD at their head.”
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