פֶּרֶץ (perets) — Breach

Hebrew word study: פֶּרֶץ (perets), Strong's H6556. a break (literally or figuratively)

HebrewStrong's H6556
Quick definition
Hebrew word
פֶּרֶץ (perets)
Pronounced: peh'-rets

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

a break (literally or figuratively)

Word study
Derivation: from H6555 (פָּרַץ)lemma פּרַץ missing vowel, corrected to פָּרַץ;

KJV translation words: breach, breaking forth (in), [idiom] forth, gap.

Where this word appears

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.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

a breach ×6a breaking out ×2in the breach ×2like a breach ×2like a bursting out of ×2and breaches ×1breaches their ×1in the breaches ×1the breach of ×1will be a breach ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

פֶּרֶץ ×6כְּפֶרֶץ ×4בַּפֶּרֶץ ×2פָּרֶץ ×2בַּפְּרָצוֹת ×1וּפְרָצִים ×1פֶרֶץ ×1פָרֶץ ×1פִּרְצֵיהֶן ×1

Books where it appears most

Job ×32 Samuel ×21 Chronicles ×2Psalms ×2Isaiah ×2Ezekiel ×2Amos ×2Genesis ×1

Verses (all 18)

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).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

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.