pe.ra.zi denotes an unwalled village setting and the villagers who live in open-country settlements.

The attested use concerns unwalled village life in contrast to fortified cities: the singular form occurs in descriptions of such settlements, while the plural form identifies villagers living in villages of the open country.

1. Unwalled village setting and its residents · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 3:5, the singular absolute form stands in the contrast between cities fortified with walls, doors, and bars and the many unwalled villages; in 1 Samuel 6:18, it likewise occurs in the movement from a fortified city to an unwalled village. In Esther 9:19, plural absolute forms identify the Jews who dwell in villages of the open country; the APB renders them as “the villagers.”

   Deuteronomy 3:51 Samuel 6:18Esther 9:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the singular occurrences as “unwalled village” or “unwalled villages” and the plural occurrence as “the villagers” in villages of the open country. These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.