פֶּרֶךְ perek

Hebrew · Strong's H6531 · pronounced peh'-rek · used 6 times in 6 verses

Meaning

fracture, i.e. severity

In the King James Version: cruelty, rigour.

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to break apart;

Exodus 1:13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
Exodus 1:14 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
Leviticus 25:43 You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
Leviticus 25:46 You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.
Leviticus 25:53 He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.
Ezekiel 34:4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.