To break through
פָּרַץStrong’s H6555parats (pa-rats)
Appears in 47 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Parats is the Hebrew word usually translated “urged”, “should break out” and “had broken out”. It appears in 47 verses of the Old Testament.
“And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”
Meaning
- To break through or down or over, burst, breach(Qal) · (Niphal) to be broken through · (Pual) to be broken down · (Hithpael) to break away
How it's translated
- and he urged 3
- he should break out 2
- he had broken out 2
- and he made a breach 2
- and you will spread out 1
- and it has increased 1
- and he increased 1
- you have made a breach 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 7
- 1 Chronicles 5
- Genesis 4
- 2 Samuel 4
- Psalms 4
- Exodus 3
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 30:30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
- Genesis 30:43And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
- Genesis 38:29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
- Exodus 1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
- Exodus 19:22And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
- Exodus 19:24And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
All 47 verses, by book
- Micah 1
- 2:13
Hebrew dictionary
פָּרַץ parats · to break through
1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure) 1a2) to break through or down, make a breach in 1a3) to break into 1a4) to break open 1a5) to break up, break in pieces 1a6) to break out (violently) upon 1a7) to break over (limits), increase 1a8) to use violence 1a9) to burst open 1a10) to spread, distribute 1b) (Niphal) to be broken through 1c) (Pual) to be broken down 1d) (Hithpael) to break away
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “urged” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
URG'ED, participle passive
Pressed; impelled; importuned.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.