פָּרִיץ
pe.rits
violent
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word פָּרִיץ (pe.rits, H6530) is defined as "violent." This word is used six times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The translation "violent" implies aggression, hostility, or ferocity. In the Bible, this word is often associated with individuals who engage in violent behavior, such as murderers (Leviticus 18:21) or those who seek to destroy others. In some cases, the word may connote a sense of forcefulness or a strong will (compare its occurrences elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible for usage variations). Given its limited occurrences in the text, the concept of violence is emphasized in specific circumstances. This may indicate that the word holds particular importance within those contexts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
Isaiah 35:9No lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there.
Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,” says Yahweh.
Ezekiel 7:22I will also turn my face from them, and they will profane my secret place. Robbers will enter into it, and profane it.
Ezekiel 18:10“If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,
Daniel 11:14“In those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the children of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they will fall.