pe.rits denotes a violent or destructive figure, including people whose actions bring bloodshed, profanation, or rebellion.

The term consistently marks violent or destructive agents: people who rise in opposition, shed blood, enter and profane a treasured place, or follow violent ways; it also qualifies a dangerous living thing excluded from the way in Isaiah 35:9.

1. Violent or destructive agent · dominant

   The noun identifies agents marked by harmful action: in Daniel 11:14 the APB renders those who rise against the king and lift themselves up as “the violent among your people,” while in Ezekiel 18:10 it describes a son who sheds blood. In Ezekiel 7:22 the plural names men who enter and profane the treasured place, and Psalm 17:4 places the singular in “the ways of the violent”; Jeremiah 7:11 has the plural in the clause rendered “a den of robbers.” Isaiah 35:9 uses the singular construct form for a violent living thing that will not ascend the way.

   Daniel 11:14Ezekiel 18:10Ezekiel 7:22Psalm 17:4Jeremiah 7:11Isaiah 35:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term with “violent,” including “violent men” and “the ways of the violent.” In Jeremiah 7:11 it renders the clause with “robbers,” while Isaiah 35:9 has “violent living thing”; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.