What does פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) mean in the Bible?
פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Perets , the name of two Israelites".
Hebrew · H6557
פֶּרֶץ
Perets , the name of two Israelites
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פֶּרֶץ H6557
Pronunciation pereṣ
What does פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) mean in the Bible?
פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Perets , the name of two Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6557?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Perez (9), Perez (5), from Perez (1).
Where does פֶּרֶץ (pereṣ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 38:29. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (5), Genesis (3), Ruth (3), Nehemiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Perez 9× Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:21, Ruth 4:12, Ruth 4:18
Perez 5× Genesis 38:29, Genesis 46:12, Ruth 4:18, 1 Chronicles 2:4
from Perez 1× Numbers 26:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 38:29 פָּֽרֶץ׃ to Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:12 וָפֶ֣רֶץ to Perez Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 46:12 פֶ֖רֶץ to of Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 26:20 לְפֶ֕רֶץ to from Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 26:21 פֶ֔רֶץ to of Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular Ruth 4:12 פֶּ֔רֶץ to of Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular Ruth 4:18 פָּ֔רֶץ to of Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular Ruth 4:18 פֶּ֖רֶץ to Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 2:4 פֶּ֣רֶץ to Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 2:5 פֶ֖רֶץ to of Perez Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 38:29
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 5
Genesis 3 Numbers 2 Ruth 3 1 Chronicles 5 Nehemiah 2
Source forms
פֶ֖רֶץ 3x p̄e·reṣ Genesis 46:12, 1 Chronicles 2:5, 1 Chronicles 9:4
וָפֶ֣רֶץ 1x wā·p̄e·reṣ Genesis 46:12
לְפֶ֕רֶץ 1x lə·p̄e·reṣ Numbers 26:20
פֶ֔רֶץ 1x p̄e·reṣ Numbers 26:21
פֶ֗רֶץ 1x p̄e·reṣ 1 Chronicles 27:3
פֶ֕רֶץ 1x p̄e·reṣ Nehemiah 11:6
פֶּ֔רֶץ 1x pe·reṣ Ruth 4:12
פֶּ֖רֶץ 1x pe·reṣ Ruth 4:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 14x Genesis 38:29, Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:20, Numbers 26:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Genesis 46:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Perets , the name of two Israelites
Source Gloss
Perets , the name of two Israelites
Extended definition
Perez, Pharez.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Son of Judah and Tamar, born from their union, ancestor of David
Showing 1 selected witness from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פֶּרֶץ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G5329 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain