[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/breach.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / breach [← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/B/) # breach «breach» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the breaking of a rule, law, promise or agreement: «a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (a breach, breaches); verb (breach, breaches, breached, breaching) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A breach is the breaking of a rule, law, promise or agreement: «a breach of the rules». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#m1) 2) A breach is a gap or hole made in a wall, dam or defence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#m2) 3) To breach something is to break through it: «The sea breached the wall». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#m3) 4) (formal) A data breach is when private information is stolen or leaked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#m4) 5) When a whale breaches, it jumps up out of the water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#m5) 6) A breach can also be a huge wave that crashes over the deck of a ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#m6) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A breach is a break or gap. In the law "breach for breach" means a wound for a wound, and in Genesis Perez's name means "breach." In Lamentations and Job it is also a gap in a wall or a deep wound, a picture of ruin and grief. Interpretation: Tradition reads "eye for eye" as a rule that payment should match the harm, and the rabbis taught that it means money compensation, not cutting the body. Perez is also the ancestor of King David. Lamentations calls the fall of Jerusalem a breach "great like the sea," a picture of the people's deep wound. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and safety: a data breach means passwords or details have been stolen, so people must change passwords. In school rules «a breach of the rules» is a formal way to say someone broke a rule. In history and geography stories, enemies breach walls and floods breach river banks. Phrases: breach of the rules, breach of trust, data breach, breach of the peace, step into the breach (help when someone is missing). ### examples - breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath maimed a man, so shall it be rendered unto him. (Torah LEV.24.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x1) - And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold his brother came out; and she said: 'Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself?' Therefore his name was called Perez. (Torah GEN.38.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x2) - For thy breach is great like the sea; who can heal thee? (Writings LAM.2.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x3) - He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant. (Writings JOB.16.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x4) - Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water, for the breach of the daughter of my people. (Writings LAM.3.48, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x5) - Copying in the exam is a breach of the school rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x6) - The flood water breached the river bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x7) - The company had a data breach, so we changed our passwords. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x8) - Reading her diary was a breach of trust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x9) - We watched a whale breach right next to the boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x10) - When the goalkeeper was ill, Sam stepped into the breach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x11) - The soldiers made a breach in the castle wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x12) - It was impossible to render assistance; the sea rushed in upon the vessel, making a clean breach over her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/#x13) ### note Sounds like «breech» (the back part of a gun, or a baby born feet first), but means something different. «Breach» is formal; at home people would say «break the rules». Plural «breaches». ### In the corpora - [And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.643/) - [And the priests consented that they should take no longer money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.372/) - [Thou hast made the land to shake, Thou hast cleft it; heal the breaches thereof; for it tottereth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.979/) - [Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2612/) - [He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.418/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «breach» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breach/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.