Know the Word.

Hebrew word

perek

peh'-rek

פֶּרֶךְ

What it means

fracture, i.e. severity

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to break apart

How the King James translates it

  • rigour2
  • cruelty1

Every place it appears 3

Leviticus25:4325:53
Ezekiel34:4