פרץ

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See also: פּרץ

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ts)

From the root פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ts). Compare Arabic فرض (cut, slit, hit), Aramaic פְרַץ (broke through, broke out), and Akaddian paraṣu (to break through).

Verb

פָּרַץ (paráts) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַץ)

  1. to breach: to break open a gap in an enclosure or the like.
  2. (by extension) to break into, to burglarize, to burgle
  3. (by extension) to burst into (e.g. to burst into tears)
  4. (by extension, computing) to crack
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Etymology 2

Root
פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ts)

From the same root as Etymology 1, in the קֶטֶל (qéṭel) pattern.

Noun

פֶּרֶץ (péretsm

  1. A breach: a gap in an enclosure or the like.
  2. An outburst.
  3. (psychology) An impulse, an urge.

Proper noun

פֶּרֶץ (péretsm

  1. (biblical) Perez (the father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob)
  2. a male given name, Perez
  3. a surname
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