Lexical Summary perets: Breach, gap, bursting forth Original Word: פֶרֶץ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance breach, breaking forth in, forth, gap From parats; a break (literally or figuratively) -- breach, breaking forth (in), X forth, gap. see HEBREW parats NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom parats Definition a bursting forth, breach NASB Translation breach (10), breaches (3), breakthrough (2), gap (1), mishap (1), outburst* (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. מֶּ֫רֶץ noun masculineJob 30:14 bursting forth, breach; absolute ׳פ Judges 21:15 +, מָּ֑רֶץ Genesis 38:29 +; construct מֶּרֶץ 2 Samuel 5:20 +; plural מְּרָצִים Amos 4:3 +, מְּרָצוֺם Ezekiel 13:5, suffix מִּרְצֵיהֶץ Amos 9:11 (מְּרָצֶיהָ 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, עָלָה בַּמְּרָצוֺת Ezekiel 13:5 ("" גָּדַר), עָמַד בַּמֶּרֶץ 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 ׳יs wrath, accusative of congnate meaning with verb with מָּרַץ 2 Samuel 6:8 = 1 Chronicles 13:11; Job 16:14 (מֶּרֶץ עַלמְּֿנֵיפָֿ֑רֶץ); בְּ ׳עָשָׂה פ Judges 21:15. Topical Lexicon Core Concept of פֶרֶץ (pérets) A “breach,” “bursting forth,” or “gap,” whether in a wall, a people, or the orderly boundaries God has set. The term portrays sudden disruption—sometimes brought about by divine judgment, sometimes accomplished by the Lord on behalf of His people, and sometimes repaired by faithful intercession and obedience. Earliest Appearance: Genesis 38:29 At Tamar’s delivery Judah’s midwife cries, “How you have broken out! This breach be upon you” (Genesis 38:29), naming the child Perez. Here פֶרֶץ becomes a memorial of the unexpected way God preserves Judah’s line, foreshadowing both royal and Messianic purposes. Military Breakthroughs • 2 Samuel 5:20 and 1 Chronicles 14:11 record David’s victory at Baal Perazim: “The LORD has broken out against my enemies before me like a bursting flood.” פֶרֶץ marks the moment Yahweh sweeps away opposition and establishes Davidic authority. Breaches in Walls and Infrastructure • 1 Kings 11:27: Solomon repairs “the breach in the city of David,” showing that earthly kingship must guard what God has already secured. Personal and Corporate Suffering • Job laments, “He breaks me with breach upon breach; He runs at me like a warrior” (Job 16:14). The term voices the piling blows of inexplicable pain. Intercession: Standing in the Breach • Psalm 106:23 recounts Moses who “stood in the breach before Him to turn His wrath away.” Moral Collapse and Discipline • Isaiah 30:13 compares stubborn trust in Egypt to “a breach bulging out,” ready to fall in an instant. Sin creates fissures that only repentance can repair. Promise of Restoration • Isaiah 58:12: “You will be called Repairer of the Breach.” Genuine fasting and righteousness equip God’s people to mend what sin has fractured. Ministry Implications 1. Vigilance: leaders must guard against spiritual and moral breaches that invite calamity. Forms and Transliterations בַּפְּרָצ֔וֹת בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ בפרץ בפרצות וּפְרָצִ֥ים ופרצים כְּפֶ֣רֶץ כפרץ פִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ן פֶ֭רֶץ פֶּ֔רֶץ פֶּ֕רֶץ פֶּ֖רֶץ פֶּ֭רֶץ פָ֑רֶץ פָּ֑רֶץ פרץ פרציהן bap·pə·rā·ṣō·wṯ bap·pe·reṣ bappərāṣōwṯ bapperaTzot bappereṣ bapPeretz Faretz Feretz kə·p̄e·reṣ keFeretz kəp̄ereṣ pā·reṣ p̄ā·reṣ pāreṣ p̄āreṣ Paretz pe·reṣ p̄e·reṣ pereṣ p̄ereṣ Peretz pir·ṣê·hen pirṣêhen pirtzeiHen ū·p̄ə·rā·ṣîm uferaTzim ūp̄ərāṣîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 38:29 HEB: פָּרַ֖צְתָּ עָלֶ֣יךָ פָּ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ NAS: What a breach you have made KJV: How hast thou broken forth? [this] breach [be] upon thee: therefore his name INT: have made and A breach was called his name Judges 21:15 2 Samuel 5:20 2 Samuel 6:8 1 Kings 11:27 1 Chronicles 13:11 1 Chronicles 14:11 Nehemiah 6:1 Job 16:14 Job 16:14 Job 30:14 Psalm 106:23 Psalm 144:14 Isaiah 30:13 Isaiah 58:12 Ezekiel 13:5 Ezekiel 22:30 Amos 4:3 Amos 9:11 19 Occurrences |