Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
severity
Usage: harshness, severity, cruelty
Strong's Number
H6531
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
3
Strong's H6531 Quick Answer
Strong's H6531 פֶּרֶך (perek) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. perek (peh'-rek) n-m. 1. fracture, i.e. severity [from an unused root meaning to break apart] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include rigour and cruelty. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- perek (peh'-rek) n-m. 1. fracture, i.e. severity [from an unused root meaning to break apart]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- rigour and cruelty
Meaning and Definition
perek (peh'-rek) n-m. 1. fracture, i.e. severity [from an unused root meaning to break apart] KJV: cruelty, rigour.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6531. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6531 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render perek, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
rigour
Exodus 1:13
5×
cruelty
Ezekiel 34:4
How Strong's H6531 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6531 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6531 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6531.
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6531, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6531 FAQ
What does perek (פֶּרֶךְ) mean?
Perek (Strong's H6531) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cruelty". perek (peh'-rek) n-m. 1. fracture, i.e. severity [from an unused root meaning to break apart]
How many times is perek (פֶּרֶךְ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H6531 across 3 books.
Where can I study perek (פֶּרֶךְ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6531 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate perek (פֶּרֶךְ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rigour and cruelty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.