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פֶּרֶץ H6557

H6557 is the Hebrew word פֶּרֶץ, transliterated Perets and said peh'-rets. The King James Version most often renders it pharez.

Word: פֶּרֶץTransliteration: PeretsSaid: peh'-retsLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

Perets, the name of two Israelites.

Where it comes from

the same as H6556 (פֶּרֶץ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

pharez 11×perez 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: Perez, Pharez.

Verses using פֶּרֶץ

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 46:12 · KJV

And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26:20 · KJV

And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

Numbers 26:21 · KJV

And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

Ruth 4:12 · KJV

And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.

Ruth 4:18 · KJV

Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

1 Chronicles 2:4 · KJV

And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

1 Chronicles 2:5 · KJV

The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

1 Chronicles 4:1 · KJV

The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 9:4 · KJV

Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

1 Chronicles 27:3 · KJV

Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

Nehemiah 11:6 · KJV

All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6557 mean?

H6557 is the Hebrew word פֶּרֶץ (Perets), meaning Perets, the name of two Israelites.

How is H6557 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pharez (11 times), perez (2 times).

How many times does H6557 appear in the Bible?

פֶּרֶץ (Perets) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6557 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H6556 (פֶּרֶץ).

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