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

פֶּ֫רֶץ n.pr m . son of Judah and Tamar loc פֶּ׳ עֻזָּא near Jerus. הַר פְּרָצִים . in .