פרץ

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פרץ

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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 · נִפְרַץ · לפרוץ · לִפְרֹץ · פְּרִיצָה

construction pa'al to breach: to break open a gap in an enclosure or the like.
broadly, construction pa'al to break into, to burglarize, to burgle
broadly, construction pa'al to burst into (e.g. to burst into tears)
broadly, construction pa'al to crack

noun פֶּרֶץ · pérets

A breach: a gap in an enclosure or the like.
An outburst.
An impulse, an urge.

proper noun פֶּרֶץ · pérets · form פָּרֶץ

Perez (the father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob)
a male given name, Perez
a surname

In English

crack to circumvent software restrictions
spike sharp peak in a graph
Perez surname

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"פרץ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A5. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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פרץ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A5

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"פרץ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A5.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פרץ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}