Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H6560: פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא

Perets ʻUzzâʼ · pronounced peh'-rets ooz-zaw' · “Perez-uzza”

Definition

Perets-Uzza, a place in Palestine

KJV translates it as: Perezuzza.

Word origin: from H6556 (פֶּרֶץ) and H5798 (עֻזָּא); break of Uzza;

Extended definition

§ Perez-uzza or Perezuzzah = "breach of Uzza"
the place where Uzzah was slain by God for touching the Ark; located close to Jerusalem

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H6560 is translated

  • perez ×2
  • uzzah ×2

Bible verses with H6560 (Perets ʻUzzâʼ)

Perets ʻuzzâʼ appears in 2 verses.

  • 2 Samuel 6:8

    And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez–uzzah to this day.

  • 1 Chronicles 13:11

    And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez–uzza to this day.