King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H6557
Transliteration: Perets
Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-rets)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: son of Judah and Tamar
Meaning: Perez -- son of Judah and Tamar
Word Summary
Perets: son of Judah and Tamar
Original Word: פֶרֶץTransliteration: Perets
Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-rets)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: son of Judah and Tamar
Meaning: Perez -- son of Judah and Tamar
Strong's Concordance
Perez, Pharez The same as perets; Perets, the name of two Israelites -- Perez, Pharez.
see HEBREW perets
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H6557. Perets
II. פֶ֫רֶץ proper name
1. person, masculine son of Judah and Tamar, φαρες; — ׳פ Genesis 46:12 +, מָּ֑רֶץ 38:29 3t.; — 38:29; 46:12 (twice in verse); Numbers 26:20-21, Ruth 4:12, 18 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 2:4-5, 4:1; 9:4; 27:9; Nehemiah 11:4, 6
2. location in
a. ׳פ עֻזָּה near Jerusalem 2 Samuel 6:8 2 Chronicles 13:11.
b. מְּרָצִים הַר Isaiah 28:21, perhaps = פ ׳בַּעַל q. v. p. Isaiah 12:8. — compare מָּ֑רֶץ רִמֹּן. p.942.