Perets — H6557

H6557 · Hebrew — פרץ

Pronunciation: peh'-rets

Definition

masculine proper noun

Perets, the name of two Israelites

  1. Perez or Pharez = "breach"
  2. twin son with Zarah of Judah by Tamar and ancestor of two families of Judah, the Hezronites and Hamulites; from the Hezronites came the royal line of David and Christ

Usually translated as

Pharez, Perez

Origin

the same as H6556

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Perets occurs 15 times in 13 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Numbers (2), Ruth (2), 1 Chronicles (5), Nehemiah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — P