Peretz (פרץ) means burst in Hebrew.
It can also mean Perez. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
burst, Perez
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Peretz.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כוח תנופה
וַיְהִי כְּמֵשִׁיב יָדוֹ, וְהִנֵּה יָצָא אָחִיו; וַתֹּאמֶר מַה פָּרַצְתָּ עָלֶיךָ פָּרֶץ, וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ פָּרֶץ.
- 2שבר, הריסה.
וְהָעָם נִחָם לְבִנְיָמִן; כִּי־עָשָׂה יהוה פֶּרֶץ בְּשִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
וּבְנֵי יְהוּדָה, עֵר וְאוֹנָן וְשֵׁלָה וָפֶרֶץ וָזָרַח; וַיָּמָת עֵר וְאוֹנָן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן, וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־פֶרֶץ חֶצְרֹן וְחָמוּל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Peretz is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּרֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- פרץ
- Said
- peretz
- Root
- פ־ר־צ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּרָצִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּרָצִים, פִּרְצֵי־
- Gematria
- 370
This is how Peretz is said in other languages.
- English
- burst, Perez
These words mean nearly the same as Peretz.
- התפרצות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Peretz is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין פרץ ואין צוחה
- עמד בפרץ
- רוח פרצים
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The word Peretz comes from the root פ־ר־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Peretz in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Peretz.
What does Peretz (פרץ) mean in Hebrew?
Peretz (פרץ) means burst and Perez. It is said peretz, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Peretz (פרץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Peretz (פרץ) are התפרצות.
Is Peretz (פרץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Peretz (פרץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּרָצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.