Baal-perazim — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּעַל פְּרָצִים

בַּעַל פְּרָצִים

Baʻal Pᵉrâtsîym · pronounced bah'-al per-aw-tseem' · Strong's H1188 · a place

Baal-perazim means possessor of breaches.

Built from

בַּעַל baʻal (from, H1167) — a master open in the lexicon ›

פֶּרֶץ perets (the plural of, H6556) — a break (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1167 and the plural of H6556; possessor of breaches; Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Sam 5:20 And David came to Baal–perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal–perazim. (KJV)

Every verse that names Baal-perazim

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

2Sam 5:201Chr 14:11

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