Strong's Number H6557

Transliteration:

Perets{peh'-rets}

Word Origin:

the same as 6556

Part of Speech:

proper name masculine

Usage in the KJV:

Pharez 12, Perez 3

Total: 15

Definition:

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