The meaning of “פֶּרֶךְ”
Understanding perek reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cruelty, rigour. - fracture, i.e. severity 1) harshness, severity, cruelty
פֶּרֶךְ
cruelty, rigour. - fracture, i.e. severity 1) harshness, severity, cruelty
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 1:14 | “And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.” Word: פֶּרֶךְ (perek) | |
| Leviticus 25:46 | “And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.” Word: פֶּרֶךְ (perek) | |
| Ezekiel 34:4 | “The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.” Word: פֶּרֶךְ (perek) |
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