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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.
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.
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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