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title: פֶּרֶץ — Perez · The Tanakh dictionary
description: פֶּרֶץ (6557), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 15 times: Perez. BDB 1906: n.pr. loc. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# פֶּרֶץ

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«פֶּרֶץ» in the Tanakh dictionary: **Perez** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 15 times · **Key:** 6557 · **BDB:** פֶּ֫רֶץ²

### Glosses

of.Perez (9); Perez (5); \[were\].Perez (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Perez [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6557/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr. loc. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6557/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.pr. m. son of Judah and Tamar, Φαρες;—פ׳ Gn 46:12 +, פָּ֑רֶץ 38:29 + 3 times;—Gn 38:29; 46:12(×2); Nu 26:20, 21; Ru 4:12, 18(×2); 1 Ch 2:4, 5; 4:1; 9:4; 27:3; Ne 11:4, 6. loc. in פ׳ עֻזָּה near Jerus. 2 S 6:8 = 2 Ch 13:11. הַר פְּרָצִים Is 28:21, perhaps = בַּעַל פ׳ q.v. p. 128.—cf. רִמֹּן פָּ֑רֶץ.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 13 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «פֶּרֶץ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6557/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[1 Chronicles 2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.5/)

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בְּנֵי־פֶ֖רֶץ חֶצְר֥וֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃ס

*Word for word:* the.sons of.Perez \[were\].Hezron and Hamul

*JPS 1917:* The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

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[Ruth 4:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.4.18/)

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וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְד֣וֹת פָּ֔רֶץ פֶּ֖רֶץ הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־חֶצְרֽוֹן׃

*Word for word:* and these \[are\].the.descendants of.Perez Perez he.fathered (et) Hezron

*JPS 1917:* Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;

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