From an unused root meaning to separate, i.e. Decide; a chieftain -- village.
H6518. paraz
or perez [מֶּ֫רֶז or מָּרָז] noun [masculine] פְרָזָו Habakkuk 3:14, text and meaning dubious; warriors (ᵑ7 ᵑ9) or leaders (ᵐ5 δυναστῶν compare ᵑ6 Thes We) would suit context.
פרז (√ of following; compare Arabic remove, separate depressed ground between hills; Late Hebrew הִפְרִיז extend border exceed limit; מָּרוּז = Biblical Hebrew מְּרָזִי).