בַּעַל פְּרָצִים
Baʻal Pᵉrâtsîym · bah'-al per-aw-tseem'
Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1167 (בַּעַל) and the plural of H6556 (פֶּרֶץ); possessor of breaches;
Baal-Peratsim, a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Baal-perazim.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › to see and know › authority, the one who leads › to speak, the word › the head, the highest › to pursue the straight path › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The house, what is within that works to see and know of authority, the one who leads that works to speak, the word of the head, the highest that works to pursue the straight path of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בַּעַל פְּרָצִים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to baalperazim2 · 50%
- baalperazim2 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.