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Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related names: בַּעַל פְּרָצִים

Related lemmas: פרץ

Sense 1: breach, gap

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Destruction (052)

Definition: = large hole in a wall, hedge, or in the ground; ► made with the purpose of entering through those holes or of making the area within it vulnerable; ≈ to have a town with a breached wall is also regarded as a deep humiliation

KI1 11:27: RV KI1 11:27 · LV KI1 11:27 · Read together KI1 11:27

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OET-RV KI1 11:27

27 This is the background about how it started: Shelomoh had built the raised terrace and had repaired a gap in the wall of the city of David his father.

OET-LV KI1 11:27

27 And_this is_the_reason why he _raised a _hand on_king Shəlomoh he _built DOM the_Millōʼ he _closed _up DOM the _breach _of the _city _of Dāvid his/its_father.

NEH 6:1: RV NEH 6:1 · LV NEH 6:1 · Read together NEH 6:1

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OET-RV NEH 6:1

6 ⇔Although we didn’t yet have any doors in the gates, when Sanvalat and Toviyah and Geshem the Aravi and the rest of our enemies heard that we’d finished building the wall so it didn’t have any gaps left in it,

OET-LV NEH 6:1

6 And_he/it _was when_when it _was _heard by_Şanⱱallaţ and_Ţōⱱiy^yāh and_by_Geshem the_ˊArāⱱī and_by_the _rest _of our _enemies _of_our if/because _that I _had _rebuilt DOM the_wall and_not it _was _left in_it a _breach also until the_time (the)_that doors not I _had _set _up in_gates.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

KI1: RV KI1 11:27 · LV KI1 11:27 · Read together KI1 11:27

NEH: RV NEH 6:1 · LV NEH 6:1 · Read together NEH 6:1

JOB: RV JOB 16:14 · RV JOB 30:14 · LV JOB 16:14 · LV JOB 30:14 · Read together JOB 16:14 · Read together JOB 30:14

PSA: RV PSA 106:23 · RV PSA 144:14 · LV PSA 106:23 · LV PSA 144:14 · Read together PSA 106:23 · Read together PSA 144:14

ISA: RV ISA 30:13 · RV ISA 58:12 · LV ISA 30:13 · LV ISA 58:12 · Read together ISA 30:13 · Read together ISA 58:12

EZE: RV EZE 13:5 · RV EZE 22:30 · LV EZE 13:5 · LV EZE 22:30 · Read together EZE 13:5 · Read together EZE 22:30

AMO: RV AMO 4:3 · RV AMO 9:11 · LV AMO 4:3 · LV AMO 9:11 · Read together AMO 4:3 · Read together AMO 9:11

Sense 2: breach, gap > missing element

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = state in which a nation is incomplete in number ◄ in the same way as a town wall with a gap in it is incomplete

JDG 21:15: RV JDG 21:15 · LV JDG 21:15 · Read together JDG 21:15

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OET-RV JDG 21:15

15 The people still felt sorry for the Benyamites, because Yahweh had caused a gap among Yisrael’s (Israel) tribes,

OET-LV JDG 21:15

15 And_the_people it _had _compassion to_Binyāmīn if/because YHWH he _had _made a _breach in_the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Sense 3: breaking through

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Motion (110)

Definition: = causative action by which humans break through a group of other humans or another barrier in order to go somewhere

GEN 38:29: RV GEN 38:29 · LV GEN 38:29 · Read together GEN 38:29

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OET-RV GEN 38:29

29 However, it pulled its hand back in, then wow, its brother was delivered first. Then she said, “How did you manage to break out first?” So he named him ‘Perets’ (which means ‘break out’).

OET-LV GEN 38:29

29 And_he/it _was just_as_he_was_withdrawing his/its_hand and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE his/its_brother he _came _out and_she/it _said how you _have _made _a _breach on_yourself a _breach and_he/it _called his/its_name Pereʦ.

SA2 5:20: RV SA2 5:20 · LV SA2 5:20 · Read together SA2 5:20

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OET-RV SA2 5:20

20 So David attacked and defeated them, and said, “Yahweh broke through my enemies in front of me like breaking a dam.” So he called the place ‘Ba’al -Peratsim’ (which means ‘Master of breaking through’).

OET-LV SA2 5:20

20 And_ Dāvid _he _went in_Baˊal- pərāʦīm and_he_defeated _them there Dāvid and_he/it _said YHWH he _has _broken _through DOM enemies _of_my to/for_my_face/front like_a _breaking _out _of water therefore yes/correct/thus/so he _called the _name _of the _place (the)_that Baˊal Pərāʦīm.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 38:29 · LV GEN 38:29 · Read together GEN 38:29

SA2: RV SA2 5:20 · LV SA2 5:20 · Read together SA2 5:20

CH1: RV CH1 14:11 · LV CH1 14:11 · Read together CH1 14:11

Sense 4: outburst

Semantic domains: Angry (002001002002)

Core domains: Temper (176)

Definition: = action by which deities break emotionally through the barrier of patience and show their anger against someone else

SA2 6:8: RV SA2 6:8 · LV SA2 6:8 · Read together SA2 6:8

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OET-RV SA2 6:8

8 Now David got angry because of Yahweh’s outburst against Uza, and that place has been called Perets-Uza (meaning ‘The punishment of Uza’) until today.

OET-LV SA2 6:8

8 And_it _glowed/burnt to_Dāvid on that YHWH he _had _broken _out a _breaking _out against_ˊUzzāʼ and_he/it _called (to)_place (the)_that Perez ˊUzzāʼ until the_day (the)_this.

CH1 13:11: RV CH1 13:11 · LV CH1 13:11 · Read together CH1 13:11

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OET-RV CH1 13:11

11 That in turn made David angry because Yahweh had burst out against Uza, and he named that place Perets -Uza (which means ‘outburst against Uza’), which it’s still called, to this day.

OET-LV CH1 13:11

11 And_it _glowed/burnt to_Dāvid if/because YHWH he _had _broken _out a _breaking _out against_ˊUzzāʼ and_he/it _called (to)_place (the)_that Pereʦ ˊUzzāʼ until the_day (the)_this.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פֶּרֶץ

Form 1

Sense 1: breach, gap

Sense 2: breach, gap > missing element

Sense 3: breaking through

Sense 4: outburst

Form 2

Sense 1: Perez