International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Breach

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Breach


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brēch: Represented by (1) פרץ, perec = “a tear,” “a rending asunder,” “a break,” hence, figuratively “enmity,” “disruption,” “strife” (; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ); (2) שׁבר, shebher = “fracture,” “affliction,” “bruise,” “destruction” (; ; ; ); (3) בּדק, bedheḳ = “a gap” or “leak” (in a building or ship) occurring in -8, ; ; (4) תּנוּאה, tenū'āh = “alienation,” “breach of promise” ( the King James Version); (5) מפרץ, miphrāc = “a break” (in the shore), and hence, “a haven” (, the Revised Version (British and American) “creeks”).