פרץ

See also: פּרץ

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ṣ)

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) third-singular masculine past (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
References

Etymology 2

Root
פ־ר־ץ (p-r-ṣ)

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, Perez
  2. a surname
Usage notes
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