pe.rets denotes an opening or rupture, especially a gap in a wall or a forceful breaking through.

The term most often denotes a gap or opening in a wall or protective boundary, whether one to be closed, repaired, stood in, or absent. It also describes a forceful breaking through or destructive rupture, and can mark a breach made in a birth scene or a damaging loss among Israel's tribes.

1. Gap in a wall or protective boundary · dominant

   The noun identifies openings in walls and defenses: in 1 Kings 11:27 the APB renders Solomon's work as having "closed up the breach of the city," while Ezekiel 13:5 speaks of going into "the breaches" and building up a wall. Ezekiel 22:30 and Psalm 106:23 place someone standing in the singular opening, and Amos 9:11 describes walling up the damaged openings of David's booth.

   1 Kings 11:27Ezekiel 13:5Ezekiel 22:30Amos 9:11Nehemiah 6:1Psalm 106:23
2. Forceful breakthrough or destructive rupture · common

   In 2 Samuel 5:20 and 1 Chronicles 14:11, the construct form occurs in David's comparison of God's action against his enemies to "a breach of waters." In Job 16:14 the APB renders repeated assault as "breach upon breach," while Job 30:14 compares the approach of attackers to "a wide breach."

   2 Samuel 5:201 Chronicles 14:11Job 16:14Job 30:142 Samuel 6:81 Chronicles 13:11
3. A rupture made or a loss among a people · occasional

   Genesis 38:29 uses the singular noun in the exclamation over a brother's emergence: the APB renders, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" Judges 21:15 describes Benjamin as having suffered a "breach" among the tribes of Israel.

   Genesis 38:29Judges 21:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "breach" or "breaches" in wall, attack, and communal-loss contexts. It also uses broader phrasing such as "broken through" and "broken out"; These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.