פרץ

See also: פּרץ

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ts)

From the root פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ts);

Verb

פָּרַץ • (paráts) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּרַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לפרוץ / לִפְרֹץ action noun: פְּרִיצָה passive participle: פָּרוּץ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	פָּרַצְתִּי		פָּרַצְנוּ
	second	פָּרַצְתָּ	פָּרַצְתְּ	פְּרַצְתֶּם1	פְּרַצְתֶּן1
	third	פָּרַץ	פָּרְצָה	פָּרְצוּ
present		פּוֹרֵץ	פּוֹרֶצֶת	פּוֹרְצִים	פּוֹרְצוֹת
future	first	אפרוץ / אֶפְרֹץ		נפרוץ / נִפְרֹץ
	second	תפרוץ / תִּפְרֹץ	תִּפְרְצִי	תִּפְרְצוּ	תפרוצנה / תִּפְרֹצְנָה2
	third	יפרוץ / יִפְרֹץ	תפרוץ / תִּפְרֹץ	יִפְרְצוּ	תפרוצנה / תִּפְרֹצְנָה2
imperative		פרוץ / פְּרֹץ	פִּרְצִי	פִּרְצוּ	פרוצנה / פְּרֹצְנָה2
notes		Pronounced פָּרַצְתֶּם and פָּרַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H6555 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ts)

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

Noun

פֶּרֶץ • (pérets) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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

Proper noun

פֶּרֶץ • (pérets) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a male given name, Peretz.
2. a surname

Usage notes

• This appears in Genesis 38:29, where it is translated usually as Perez but in the King James Version as Pharez.