פֶּרֶץPerets

Meanings

Same root

• פֶּרֶץperets · H6556a break (literally or figuratively)
• ΦάρεςPháres · G5329Phares (i.e. Perets), an Israelite
• פַּרְצִיPartsîy · H6558a Partsite (collectively) or descendants of Perets

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 38:29 But then he pulled back his hand, and out came his brother! “What!” the midwife exclaimed. “How did you break out first?” So he was named Perez.
• Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Numbers 26:20 These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
• Numbers 26:21 These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.
• Ruth 4:12 And may the Lord give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.”
• Ruth 4:18 This is the genealogical record of their ancestor Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron.