Strong H6556פֶּ֫רֶץ

breach

Transliteration: perets
Pronunciation: peh'-rets
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H6555; a break (literally or figuratively): - {breach} breaking forth ({in}) X {forth} gap.

Detailed definition

1) breach, gap, bursting forth
1a) bursting forth, outburst
1b) breach
1c) broken wall
1d) outburst (fig. of God's wrath)

In the Bible

Strong H6556 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

breach13
break2
gap2
breaking1

First verses

Genesis 38:29
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
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
2 Samuel 5:20
And David came to Baal–perazim, 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 Baal–perazim.
2 Samuel 6:8
And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez–uzzah to this day.
1 Kings 11:27
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
And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day.
1 Chronicles 14:11
So they came up to Baal–perazim; 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 Baal–perazim.
Nehemiah 6:1
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
He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
Job 30:14
They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
Psalms 106:23
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:

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