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Strong's H6556 פֶּרֶץ (perets)

Perets means “breach” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6556
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 18
Books 11

Strong's H6556 Quick Answer

Strong's H6556 פֶּרֶץ (perets) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. perets (peh'-rets) n-m. 1. a break (literally or figuratively) [from H6555] It has 18 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include breach, breaking, breaches, breaketh, and gaps. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
perets (peh'-rets) n-m. 1. a break (literally or figuratively) [from H6555]
Usage
18 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
breach, breaking, breaches, breaketh, and gaps

Meaning and Definition

perets (peh'-rets) n-m. 1. a break (literally or figuratively) [from H6555] KJV: breach, breaking forth (in), X forth, gap. Root(s): H6555

Original Word
פֶּרֶץ
Transliteration
perets
Derivation
Root: פּרץ First root strongs: 6555
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6556. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6556 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render perets, 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.

breach Genesis 38:29 breaking 1 Chronicles 14:11 breaches 1 Kings 11:27 breaketh Job 16:14 gap Ezekiel 22:30 gaps Ezekiel 13:5

How Strong's H6556 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 18 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6556 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 H6556 in the Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 38:29 KJV

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

Judges 21:15 KJV

And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 5:20 KJV

And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.

Usage Excerpts

First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6556.

Genesis 38:29 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
Judges 21:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
2 Samuel 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
2 Samuel 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
1 Kings 11:27 Old Testament, KJV
And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
1 Chronicles 13:11 Old Testament, KJV
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
1 Chronicles 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.
Nehemiah 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
Job 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
Job 30:14 Old Testament, KJV
They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
Psalms 106:23 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Psalms 144:14 Old Testament, KJV
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
Isaiah 30:13 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
Isaiah 58:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Ezekiel 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
Ezekiel 22:30 Old Testament, KJV
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Amos 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
Amos 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6556, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6556 FAQ

What does perets (פֶּרֶץ) mean?

Perets (Strong's H6556) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "breach". perets (peh'-rets) n-m. 1. a break (literally or figuratively) [from H6555]

How many times is perets (פֶּרֶץ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H6556 across 11 books.

Where can I study perets (פֶּרֶץ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6556 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate perets (פֶּרֶץ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as breach, breaking, breaches, breaketh, gaps, and gap. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.