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פְּרָזוֹן

𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤅𐤍

pᵉrâzôwn

H6520 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פְּרז to be open, to lack walls, to be unfortified

Definition

A rural settlement or unwalled village, often contrasted with fortified towns; by extension, denotes open country or rural population centers. The term sometimes refers collectively to populations or dwellings outside fortified urban centers.

Semantic Range

unwalled village, rural settlement, open country, population of open settlements, inhabitants of rural or undefended areas

Root / Etymology

From the root פּרז (p-r-z), meaning 'to be open, unwalled.' פְּרָזוֹן is a noun form indicating an area or settlement characterized by being unwalled or open.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פְּרָזוֹן appears infrequently, notably in the Song of Deborah (Judges 5:7, 5:11), where it refers to unwalled settlements or rural inhabitants as opposed to residents of fortified cities. The term reflects ancient Israelite settlement patterns, where some villages lacked city walls and thus were more vulnerable to attack. English translations such as 'village' are partially accurate but may not reflect the nuance of 'unwalled, open settlement.' The meaning does not naturally extend to 'magistracy' or 'chieftains' except by metonymy, as 'prāzôn' could refer to the populations or leadership of such open settlements, but this is secondary. In the post-exilic and later periods, distinctions between unwalled and walled settlements played a role in administrative and legal contexts, though 'פְּרָזוֹן' is rare outside the early historical narrative and poetry. Related words include פָּרָז (peraz), a more direct noun for 'village' or 'unwalled place.' The Septuagint translates the term variously, sometimes as 'village' (κωμή), though later Jewish and Christian translations have applied the term to various rural or social groupings.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from the same as פָּרָז; magistracy, i.e. leadership (also concretely, chieftains); village.

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Root Family

פרז (p-r-z) — to be open, to lack walls, to be unfortified

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6518 פָּרָז his unwalled village
H6519 פְּרָזָה the unwalled settlements
H6521 פְּרָזִי the open-country dweller
H6522 פְּרִזִּי the open-country dweller

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6520-02 פִּרְזֹנ֖/וֹ pirezono HNcmsc/Sp3ms of his peasantry his unwalled settlement 1
H6520-01 פְרָז֛וֹן ferazon HNcmsa villagers unwalled settlement 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6520-01 Judges 5:7 פְרָז֛וֹן ferazon HNcmsa villagers unwalled settlement
H6520-02 Judges 5:11 פִּרְזֹנ֖/וֹ pirezono HNcmsc/Sp3ms of his peasantry his unwalled settlement
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