Strong's Lexicon peres: Division, break, half Original Word: פֶרֶס Word Origin: From the root פָּרַס (paras), meaning "to break" or "to divide." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3313 (μέρος, meros): Part, portion - G4977 (σχίζω, schizo): To split, divide Usage: The Hebrew word "peres" is used to denote a division or a breaking apart. It often refers to a physical or metaphorical division, such as the dividing of a kingdom or the breaking of bread. In the context of the Bible, it can symbolize judgment or the partitioning of something significant. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of division was significant both in a literal and symbolic sense. Divisions could refer to the splitting of land, the breaking of treaties, or the division of a kingdom. The act of breaking bread was also a common practice, symbolizing fellowship and covenant. The idea of division often carried connotations of judgment or change, reflecting the belief that God could intervene in human affairs to divide or separate according to His will. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom paras Definition (a bird of prey) perhaps bearded vulture NASB Translation vulture (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מֶּ֫רֶס noun [masculine] a bird of prey, perhaps bearded vulture (gypaelus barbatus, 'ossifrage' (TristrNHB 171; FFP 94; from tearing its prey); — for bidden as food Deuteronomy 14:12 = Leviticus 11:13 (H). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance claw, ossifrage From parac; a claw; also a kind of eagle -- claw, ossifrage. see HEBREW parac Forms and Transliterations הַפֶּ֔רֶס הפרס וְהַפֶּ֖רֶס והפרס hap·pe·res happeres vehapPeres wə·hap·pe·res wəhapperesLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 11:13 HEB: הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ וְאֶת־ הַפֶּ֔רֶס וְאֵ֖ת הָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ NAS: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, KJV: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, INT: like the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard Deuteronomy 14:12 2 Occurrences |
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