פֶּ֫רֶט (pe.ret)
pe.ret
broken
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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- Part of speech
- H:N-M
Word Overview
The Hebrew noun pe.ret denotes what is broken off or scattered, specifically referring to fallen grapes in an agricultural context. It appears only once in the Old Testament, located in Leviticus 19:10. In this verse, it describes a portion of the harvest that landowners are commanded to leave behind for the poor and the foreigner residing among them.
This term highlights a specific legal category within Israelite property law. Unlike the general concept of gleanings, which might include stalks dropped during reaping, pe.ret points to fruit that has detached from the vine before harvest. The text uses this concrete image to mandate social welfare, ensuring that those without land or resources have access to food through the natural process of gathering what others leave behind.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word pe.ret refers to grapes that have broken off or fallen from the vine before harvest. In Leviticus, this specific detail becomes a command for generosity. Landowners were not to gather every last fruit but to leave these scattered pieces for the poor and the foreigner. It turns a natural accident into an act of intentional care.
This image reminds us that God’s provision often comes through what we choose to leave behind. When we hold tightly to everything, there is no room for those in need. Leaving something behind is not a loss; it is a way to share God’s abundance with others who have less.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- and/ [the] fallen grape[s] of1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- וּ/פֶ֥רֶט1×
Key Verses
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Leviticus 19:10
You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.
This verse establishes the legal requirement to leave fallen grapes for the poor, defining pe.ret as a specific category of gleanings distinct from stalks dropped during reaping.