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Hebrew verb · H6555

פָּרַץ

paratspaw-rats'

to break through

49 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: pârats

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6555is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 15 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 44
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H6555

to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)

The King James renders it: [idiom] abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

parats is rendered "to break through". It stands 49 times in the Hebrew text, across fifteen books.

  • Seven of the uses stand in 2 Chronicles, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 28:14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
  • The Greek text spells it forty-four different ways.

The first use

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Genesis 28:14וּפָרַצְתָּ֛

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in fifteen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 24 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • and he urged3
  • and he made a breach2
  • he had broken out2
  • he should break out2
  • and breaks through1
  • and he distributed1
  • and he increased1
  • and he made a breach in1
  • and it broke out1
  • and it has increased1
  • and it will break down1
  • and just as spread1

and 32 more, 49 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

פָּרַשׂparasto spreadUses67
פָּרָשׁparashhorseUses57
פָּרַרpararto breakUses50
פָּרַחparachto sproutUses36
פָּרָהparahbe fruitfulUses29
פָּרַדparadto separateUses26
פָּרָהparahheiferUses26
פָּרַעparato leadUses16
פָּרַסparasto divideUses14
פָּרַקparaqto tearUses10
פָּרָשׁparashto declareUses5
פָּרַםparamto tearUses3

and 6 more on the stem.

The words it stands beside

All 49, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

44 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • וַיִּפְרָץ־3
  • פָּרַ֨ץ3
  • וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ2
  • הֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔ים1
  • הַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔ים1
  • הַפְּרוּצָ֜ה1
  • הַפֹּרֵץ֙1
  • הַפְּרֻצִ֖ים1
  • וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץ1
  • וַיִּפְרֹ֥ץ1
  • וַיִּפְרֹץ֩1
  • וַיִּפְרֹ֨ץ1

and 32 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • Hc/Vqw3ms9Hc/Vqw3ms
  • verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular8HVqp3ms
  • verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural4HVqp3cp
  • verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular3HVqi3ms
  • verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singular3HVqp2ms
  • verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural2HVqi3mp
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1HC/R/Vqcc
  • Hc/Vqq2ms1Hc/Vqq2ms
  • Hc/Vqq3ms1Hc/Vqq3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HC/Vqrmsa
  • Hc/Vqw3fs1Hc/Vqw3fs
  • Hc/Vqw3mp1Hc/Vqw3mp

Genesis

four uses
  • Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

    Genesis 28:14

    • וּפָרַצְתָּ֛ufaratztaHc/Vqq2mstagged: and you will spread out
  • Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”

    Genesis 30:30

    • וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvaiyifrotzHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it has increased
  • Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.

    Genesis 30:43

    • וַיִּפְרֹ֥ץvaiyifrotzHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he increased
  • But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

    Genesis 38:29

    • פָּרַ֖צְתָּparatztaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you have made a breach

Exodus

three uses
  • But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

    Exodus 1:12

    • יִפְרֹ֑ץyifrotzverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it spread
  • Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

    Exodus 19:22

    • יִפְרֹ֥ץyifrotzverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he should break out
  • And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”

    Exodus 19:24

    • יִפְרָץ־yifrotz-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he should break out

1 Samuel

three uses
  • And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.

    1 Samuel 3:1

    • נִפְרָֽץ׃ סnifratzverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle · masculine singulartagged: spread out
  • But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

    1 Samuel 25:10

    • הַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםhamitparetzimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), participle · masculine pluraltagged: who break away
  • Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.

    1 Samuel 28:23

    • וַיִּפְרְצוּ־vaiyifretzu-Hc/Vqw3mptagged: and they urged

2 Samuel

four uses
  • So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.

    2 Samuel 5:20

    • פָּרַ֨ץparatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has burst through
  • Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

    2 Samuel 6:8

    • פָּרַ֧ץparatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he had broken out
  • “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.

    2 Samuel 13:25

    • וַיִּפְרָץ־vaiyifrotz-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he urged
  • But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.

    2 Samuel 13:27

    • וַיִּפְרָץ־vaiyifrotz-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he urged

2 Kings

two uses
  • But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.

    2 Kings 5:23

    • וַיִּפְרָץ־vaiyifrotz-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he urged
  • There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.

    2 Kings 14:13

    • וַיִּפְרֹץ֩vaiyifrotzHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he made a breach

1 Chronicles

five uses
  • These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,

    1 Chronicles 4:38

    • פָּרְצ֖וּparetzuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they spread out
  • And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.

    1 Chronicles 13:2

    • נִפְרְצָה֙nifretzahverb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: let us spread out
  • Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

    1 Chronicles 13:11

    • פָרַ֧ץfaratzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he had broken out
  • So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.

    1 Chronicles 14:11

    • פָּרַ֨ץparatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has burst out against
  • It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

    1 Chronicles 15:13

    • פָּרַ֨ץparatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he burst out

2 Chronicles

seven uses
  • Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.

    2 Chronicles 11:23

    • וַיִּפְרֹ֨ץvaiyifrotzHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he distributed
  • Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

    2 Chronicles 20:37

    • פָּרַ֤ץparatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will break
  • For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.

    2 Chronicles 24:7

    • פָרְצ֖וּfaretzuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had broken into
  • There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.

    2 Chronicles 25:23

    • וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvaiyifrotzHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he made a breach
  • Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

    2 Chronicles 26:6

    • וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvaiyifrotzHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he made a breach in
  • As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.

    2 Chronicles 31:5

    • וְכִפְרֹ֣ץvekhifrotzconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and just as spread
  • Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

    2 Chronicles 32:5

    • הַפְּרוּצָ֜הhaperutzahthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: which was broken down

Nehemiah

four uses
  • And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

    Nehemiah 1:3

    • מְפֹרָ֔צֶתmeforatzetverb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: broken down
  • So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.

    Nehemiah 2:13

    • הֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔יםhem ferutzimHPp3mp//Vqsmpatagged: they broken down
  • Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

    Nehemiah 4:3

    • וּפָרַ֖ץufaratzHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it will break down
  • When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,

    Nehemiah 4:7

    • הַפְּרֻצִ֖יםhaperutzimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine pluraltagged: the broken down

Job

three uses
  • Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

    Job 1:10

    • פָּרַ֥ץparatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has spread out
  • He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.

    Job 16:14

    • יִפְרְצֵ֣נִיyifretzeniverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: he breaks through me
  • Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

    Job 28:4

    • פָּ֤רַץparatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he breaks open

Psalms

four uses
  • You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

    Psalms 60:1

    • פְרַצְתָּ֑נוּferatztanuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: you have broken out against us
  • Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

    Psalms 80:12

    • פָּרַ֣צְתָּparatztaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: have you broken down
  • You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

    Psalms 89:40

    • פָּרַ֥צְתָּparatztaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you have broken through
  • So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

    Psalms 106:29

    • וַתִּפְרָץ־vatifrotz-Hc/Vqw3fstagged: and it broke out

Proverbs

two uses
  • then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

    Proverbs 3:10

    • יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ פyifrotzuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will burst open
  • Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.

    Proverbs 25:28

    • פְּ֭רוּצָהperutzahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: broken into

Ecclesiastes

two uses
  • a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,

    Ecclesiastes 3:3

    • לִפְר֖וֹץlifrotzpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to break down
  • He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

    Ecclesiastes 10:8

    • וּפֹרֵ֥ץuforetzconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and breaks through

Isaiah

two uses
  • Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.

    Isaiah 5:5

    • פָּרֹ֥ץparotzverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: I will break down
  • For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.

    Isaiah 54:3

    • תִּפְרֹ֑צִיtifrotziverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: you will spread out

Hosea

two uses
  • Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

    Hosea 4:2

    • פָּרָ֕צוּparatzuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: people have broken out
  • They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.

    Hosea 4:10

    • יִפְרֹ֑צוּyifrotzuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will increase

Micah

two uses
  • One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.

    Micah 2:13

    • הַפֹּרֵץ֙haporetzthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: the breaks through
    • פָּֽרְצוּ֙paretzuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they will break through

The letters

Gematria 370· 1,180 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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