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    Perez

    PAIR-ez

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Breach; Breaking through
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Perez (spelled Peresh in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Perez represents breakthrough — God turns messy, complicated beginnings into the lineage of the Messiah.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Genesis 38:29

      "And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez."

    • Matthew 1:3

      "And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar."

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