pe.ra.zah denotes village settlements, particularly in contexts of open or unwalled habitation.

The attested plural forms refer to village settlements: Esther 9:19 situates villagers in villages of the open country, and Ezekiel 38:11 describes unwalled villages whose inhabitants dwell without walls, bars, or doors. The supplied clause for Zechariah 2:8 does not isolate the term’s contribution.

1. Village settlements in open or unwalled settings · dominant

   In Esther 9:19, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the setting of villagers dwelling in villages of the open country; the APB renders the verse with “villagers who dwell in the villages of the open country.” In Ezekiel 38:11, the same plural form occurs in a plan to attack settlements described as lacking walls, bars, or doors; the APB renders “a land of unwalled villages.” The supplied APB clause for Zechariah 2:8 does not make this form’s specific contribution discernible.

   Esther 9:19Ezekiel 38:11Zechariah 2:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term’s setting as “villages of the open country” in Esther 9:19 and “unwalled villages” in Ezekiel 38:11. Its rendering for Zechariah 2:8 provides no clear corresponding expression.