From parats; violent, i.e. A tyrant -- destroyer, ravenous, robber.
see HEBREW parats
H6530. parits
מָּרִיץ noun masculine violent one (robber, murderer); — ׳פ דָּם שֹׁפֵךְ Ezekiel 18:10 פ ׳אָרְחוֺת Psalm 17:4 plural מָּרִיצִים Ezekiel 7:22, מָּרִצִים מְעָרַת Jeremiah 7:11 construct עֲמְּךָ מָּרִיצֵי בְּנֵי Daniel 11:14; of wild beast, חַיוֺת מְּרִיץ Isaiah 35:9.
II. פרץ (√ of following; compare Arabic notch, make mark by notching; gap by which boats ascend, unload, or are stationed; mouth of river or inlet).