פרץ

See also: פּרץ

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ts)
4 terms

Cognate with Arabic فَرَضَ (faraḍa), Aramaic פְּרַץ (pəraṣ) and Akkadian paraṣum. The name was first given to a son of Judah, since by preventing his twin brother from being delivered first he is said to have made a breach for himself.

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

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 positive פרוץ / פְּרֹץ פִּרְצִי פִּרְצוּ פרוצנה / פְּרֹצְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced פָּרַצְתֶּם and פָּרַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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 (Biblical Hebrew pausal form פָּרֶץ) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  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

Usage notes

  • The proper noun appears in Genesis 38:29, where it is usually translated as Perez but in the King James Version as Pharez from its pausal form as in the Septuagint.

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Φαρές (Pharés)
    • Greek: Φαρές (Farés)
    • → Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃 (farais)
  • → English: Perez
  • → Yiddish: פּרץ (perets)

References

Further reading

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