Perezuzza — the meaning of the Hebrew name פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא

פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא

Perets ʻUzzâʼ · pronounced peh'-rets ooz-zaw' · Strong's H6560 · a place

Perezuzza means break of Uzza.

Built from

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

עֻזָּא ʻUzzâʼ (and, H5798) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6556 and H5798; break of Uzza; Perets-Uzza, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Sam 6:8 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez–uzzah to this day. (KJV)

Every verse that names Perezuzza

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

2Sam 6:81Chr 13:11

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