Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
breach
Usage: 1) breach, gap, bursting forth 1a) bursting forth, outburst 1b) breach 1c) broken wall 1d) outburst (fig. of God's wrath)
Perets means “breach” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
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.
perets (peh'-rets) n-m. 1. a break (literally or figuratively) [from H6555] KJV: breach, breaking forth (in), X forth, gap. Root(s): H6555
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breach
Usage: 1) breach, gap, bursting forth 1a) bursting forth, outburst 1b) breach 1c) broken wall 1d) outburst (fig. of God's wrath)
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.
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18 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
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.
First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6556.
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.
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
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.
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.
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.
And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
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.
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;)
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6556, grouped by book.
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]
This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H6556 across 11 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6556 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
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.