פֶּ֫רֶךְ

pe.rekhseverityHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine6 occurrences3 books6 verses

Definition

from an unused root meaning to break apart; fracture, i.e. severity
Traditional renderings: cruelty, rigour.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פֶּ֫רֶךְ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Exodus 1:13בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ · ruthlessly
    They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
  2. Exodus 1:14בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ · was harsh
    …and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
  3. Leviticus 25:43בְּפָ֑רֶךְ · harshly
    You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
  4. Leviticus 25:46בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ס · harshly
    You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
  5. Leviticus 25:53בְּפֶ֖רֶךְ · harshly
    He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.
  6. Ezekiel 34:4וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃ · and cruelty
    You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.