פְּרִיץpᵉrîyts

violent one, (robber, murderer) (Ezekiel 18:10; Psalms 17:4; Ezekiel 7:22; Jeremiah 7:11; Daniel 11:14)

Pronunciation: per-eets' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6530

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 17:4 I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people.
  • Isaiah 35:9 Lions will not lurk along its course, nor any other ferocious beasts. There will be no other dangers. Only the redeemed will walk on it.
  • Jeremiah 7:11 Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the Lord, have spoken!
  • Ezekiel 7:22 I will turn my eyes from them as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land.
  • Ezekiel 18:10 “But suppose that man has a son who grows up to be a robber or murderer and refuses to do what is right.
  • Daniel 11:14 At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).