perek

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Pronunciations

perek (PEH-reck) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A chapter of a Jewish text (usually a book of the Tanach).

Example Sentences

  • "Everyone please open your Tnachim to Sefer Shmot, perek ten, pasuk three."

  • "Last week we stopped near the end of the first perek of Samuel." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • פֶּרֶק 'chapter (of a book), section'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

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