BREACH, six Heb. words are so tr. by the various VSS. 1. The common Heb. term to break into or “breach” is פָּרַץ, H7287, used in many passages for “breaking through” (Gen 38:29; Judg 21:15, et al.). 2. שָׁבַר֒, H8689, “to break in pieces” (Gen 19:9). The VSS are confused regarding this term. The KJV only occasionally tr. “breach,” more commonly “break,” while RSV reads “breach” only in Psalm 60:2; MT 60:4. 3. בָּקַע, H1324, “split,” although common enough, is tr. “breach” only in Ezekiel 26:10 and Isaiah 7:6 (KJV); RSV reads “conquer,” JPS “breach.” The noun formed from the same root, בָּקִיעַ, H1323, which occurs only three times in the OT, is tr. as “breaches” in Isaiah 22:9 only. 4. בָּדַק, H980, “clefts,” “fissures.” The term basically means to “cut,” “split,” “cleave”; however, a secondary development means to “mend,” “repair” (2 Chron 34:10). The noun, בֶּ֫דֶק, H981, “breach” appears frequently in the description of the dilapidated state of the Temple in the time of Joash and Josiah (2 Kings 12:5-12; 22:5). 5. מִפְרָץ, H5153, hapax legomenon (Judg 5:17), has no known etymology, KJV “breaches,” RSV “landings,” JPS “bays.” Most etymologies are based on Arab. analogies or Rabbinic traditions. 6. תְּנוּאָה, H9481, second pers. form of root נוא, “to turn,” “refuse.” The noun form is found in Numbers 14:34, KJV “breach of promise,” RSV “displeasure,” JPS “displeasure”; the only other occurrence is in Job 33:10. It must be recognized that “breach” in Tudor Eng. was used in a much wider sense than in current usage.