Perek (פרק) means chapter in Hebrew.
It can also mean joint and period. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chapter, joint, period
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Perek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מספר עמודים בספר המדברים על נושא מסויים.
- 2מקום בגוף בו מתחברות שתי עצמות או יותר.
- 3תקופת זמן בחיים.
- 4גזילה.
הוֹי עִיר דָּמִים כֻּלָּהּ כַּחַשׁ פֶּרֶק מְלֵאָה לֹא יָמִישׁ טָרֶף
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Perek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּרֶק
- Written without vowel points
- פרק
- Said
- perek
- Root
- פ־ר־ק
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּרָקִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּרָקִים
- Gematria
- 380
This is how Perek is said in other languages.
- English
- chapter, joint, period
- Arabic
- زمن
- Russian
- глава, время
- French
- articulation
- Spanish
- capítulo, articulación, tiempo
- German
- Kapitel, Gelenk, Zeit
These words mean nearly the same as Perek.
- אפיזודה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Perek.
The word Perek is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הגיע לפרק האיש מקדש
- הגיע לפרקו
- על הפרק
- פרק זמן
- פרק חדש
- פרקו נאה
- פרקי אבות
- פרקי השנה
- ראש פרק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Perek comes from the root פ־ר־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Perek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Perek.
What does Perek (פרק) mean in Hebrew?
Perek (פרק) means chapter, joint, and period. It is said perek, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Perek (פרק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Perek (פרק) are אפיזודה.
What rhymes with Perek (פרק)?
Words that rhyme with Perek (פרק) include חרק.
Is Perek (פרק) masculine or feminine?
The word Perek (פרק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּרָקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.