פֶּרֶץ (perets) — Breach
Hebrew word study: פֶּרֶץ (perets), Strong's H6556. a break (literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a break (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap.
Strong's H6556 is tagged on 19 words in 18 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 38:29 and last appears in Amos 9:11.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 18)
- Genesis 38:29 — פָּרֶץ — a breach
- Judges 21:15 — פֶּרֶץ — a breach
- 2 Samuel 5:20 — כְּפֶרֶץ — like a bursting out of
- 2 Samuel 6:8 — פֶּרֶץ — a breaking out
- 1 Kings 11:27 — פֶּרֶץ — the breach of
- 1 Chronicles 13:11 — פֶּרֶץ — a breaking out
- 1 Chronicles 14:11 — כְּפֶרֶץ — like a bursting out of
- Nehemiah 6:1 — פָּרֶץ — a breach
- Job 16:14 — פֶרֶץ — a breach
- Job 30:14 — כְּפֶרֶץ — like a breach
- Psalms 106:23 — בַּפֶּרֶץ — in the breach
- Psalms 144:14 — פֶּרֶץ — will be a breach
- Isaiah 30:13 — כְּפֶרֶץ — like a breach
- Isaiah 58:12 — פֶּרֶץ — a breach
- Ezekiel 13:5 — בַּפְּרָצוֹת — in the breaches
- Ezekiel 22:30 — בַּפֶּרֶץ — in the breach
- Amos 4:3 — וּפְרָצִים — and breaches
- Amos 9:11 — פִּרְצֵיהֶן — breaches their
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H6555 פָּרַץ (pârats).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1188 בַּעַל פְּרָצִים (Baʻal Pᵉrâtsîym), H6557 פֶּרֶץ (Perets), H6559 פְּרָצִים (pᵉrâtsîym), H6560 פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא (Perets ʻUzzâʼ), H7428 רִמֹּן פֶּרֶץ (Rimmôn Perets).
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Frequently asked questions
What does perets (H6556) mean?
A break (literally or figuratively).
How is H6556 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H6556 as: breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap..
How often does פֶּרֶץ (perets) appear?
Strong's H6556 is tagged on 19 words in 18 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 38:29 and last appears in Amos 9:11.
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