H6557
פֶּ֫רֶץ
Perez
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.29; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Zerah (H2226I); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Hezron (H2696H) and Hamul (H2538) § Perez or Pharez = "breach" 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
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
II. פֶ֫רֶץ proper name
1. person, masculine son of Judah and Tamar, φαρες; — ׳פ Gen 46:12 +, פָּ֑רֶץ Gen 38:29 + 3 t.; — Gen 38:29; Gen 46:12 (twice in verse); Num 26:20; Num 26:21; Ruth 4:12; Ruth 4:18 (twice in verse); 1Chr 2:4; 1Chr 2:5; 1Chr 4:1; 1Chr 9:4; 1Chr 27:9; Neh 11:4; Neh 11:6
2. location in
a. עֻזָּה ׳פ near Jerusalem 2Sam 6:8 = 2Chr 13:11.
b. הַר פְּרָצִים Isa 28:21, perhaps = ׳בַּעַל פ q. v. p. Isa 12:8. — compare רִמֹּן פָּ֑רֶץ. p.942.
a. עֻזָּה ׳פ near Jerusalem 2Sam 6:8 = 2Chr 13:11.
b. הַר פְּרָצִים Isa 28:21, perhaps = ׳בַּעַל פ q. v. p. Isa 12:8. — compare רִמֹּן פָּ֑רֶץ. p.942.
11 occurrences
Genesis (1), Numbers (2), Ruth (2), I Chronicles (5), Nehemiah (1)