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Perez

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6557

פֶּ֫רֶץ

pe.rets — Perez

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

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GREEK · G5329

Φάρες

Phares — Perez

Φαρές, ὁ indecl. (Heb. פֶּרֶץ, Gen.38:29), Peres: Mat.1:3, Luk.3:33.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3063

יְהוּדָה

ye.hu.dah — Judah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Judah = "praised" 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2148

זְכַרְיָהוּ

ze.khar.yah — Zechariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 1) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 2) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 3) one of the sons of Jehiel 4) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 5) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 6) son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple 7) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah 8) the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra 9) son of Bebai 10) one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people 11) one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity 12) ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai 13) a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah 14) a priest, son of Pashur 15) the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above 16) one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah 17) a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser 18) one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom 19) son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel 20) 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari 21) a Manassite, father of Iddo 22) father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit 23) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat 24) a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known 25) father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother 26) one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah 27) one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah 28) son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1263

בָּרוּךְ

ba.rukh — Baruch

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.20; son of: Zabbai (H2079H) § Baruch = "blessed" 1) friend, amanuensis, and faithful attendant of Jeremiah 2) a priest, the son of Zabbai who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 3) a priest, or family of priests, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of Perez or Pharez, the son of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8559

תָּמָר

ta.mar — Tamar

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.6; married to Judah (H3063) and Er (H6147); mother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Also named: Thamar (Θάμαρ "Tamar" G2283) § Tamar = "palm-tree" 1) widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah 2) daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David 3) daughter of Absalom 4) a place on the southern border of Gad

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5798

עֻזָּא

uz.za — Uzzah

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.3; son of: Abinadab (H0041); brother of: Eleazar (H0499H) and Ahio (H0283); also called Perez-uzzah at 2Sa.6.8; Also named: pe.rets uz.za (פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא "Perez-uzzah" H6560H) § Uzza or Uzzah = "strength" 1) a man slain by Jehovah for touching the sacred ark 2) a Benjamite of the sons of Ehud 3) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 4) the garden where kings Manasseh and Amon of Judah were buried

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7956

שֵׁלָה

she.lah — Shelah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Also named: she.la.ni (שֵׁלָנִי "Shelanite" H8024) § Shelah = "a petition" the youngest son of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4111

מַהֲלַלְאֵל

ma.ha.lal.el — Mahalalel

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.12; son of: Kenan (H7018); father of: Jared (H3382); also called Mahalaleel (NIV: Mahalel) at Luk.3.37; Also named: Maleleēl (Μαλελεήλ "Mahalaleel" G3121) § Mahalaleel = "praise of God" 1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth 2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6147

עֵר

er — Er

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.3; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); married to Tamar (H8559) § Er = "awake" 1) the eldest son of Judah 2) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H209

אוֹנָן

o.nan — Onan

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.4; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I) ; brother of: Er (H6147) and Shelah (H7956); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Onan = "strong" second son of Judah, slain by God for not fulfilling the levitical requirement to beget a child with the wife of a dead, childless brother

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3061

יְהוּד

ye.hud — Judah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Aramaic of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3066

יְהוּדִית

ye.hu.dit — Judahite

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Another spelling of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) § in the Jewish language, in Hebrew

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2538

חָמוּל

cha.mul — Hamul

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12; son of: Perez (H6557); brother of: Hezron (H2696H) Also named: cha.mu.li (חָמוּלִי "Hamulite" H2539) § Hamul = "spared" the younger son of Pharez, Judah's son by Tamar

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2697

חֶצְרוֹנִי

chets.ro.ni — Hezronite

Someone descended from Hezron who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12; son of: Perez (H6557); brother of: Hamul (H2538); married to daughter_of_Machir (H4353I) and Abiah (H0029J); father of: Ram (H7410), Jerahmeel (H3396), Caleb (H3612H), Segub (H7687H) and Ashhur (H0806) Group of chets.ron (חֶצְרוֹן "Hezron" H2696H) § Hezronites , of Hezron "enclosed" or "division of song" a descendant of Hezron

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6560

פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא

pe.rets uz.za — Perez-uzza

§ Perez-uzza or Perezuzzah = "breach of Uzza" the place where Uzzah was slain by God for touching the Ark; located close to Jerusalem

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2539

חָמוּלִי

cha.mu.li — Hamulite

Someone descended from Hamul who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12; son of: Perez (H6557); brother of: Hezron (H2696H) Group of cha.mul (חָמוּל "Hamul" H2538) § Hamulites = "spared" descendants of Hamul, grandson of Judah by Tamar

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3155

יִזְרָ֑ח

yiz.rach — Izrahite

Someone descended from Zerah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.30; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Perez (H6557); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Zabdi (H2067), Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); also called Izrahite at 1Ch.27.8; Group of ze.rach (זֶ֫רַח "Zerah" H2226I) § Izrahite = "descendant of Zerah" a descendant of Zerah of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6265

עֲתָיָה

a.ta.yah — Athaiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.4; son of: Uzziah (H5818K) § Athaiah = "Jehovah has helped" a descendant of Judah through Perez; dwelt at Jerusalem after the return from exile in Babylon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6558

פַּרְצִי

par.tsi — Perezite

Someone descended from Perez who was 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) Group of pe.rets (פֶּ֫רֶץ "Perez" H6557) § Pharzites, of Pharez "breach" the descendants of Pharez, the son of Judah by Tamar

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8024

שֵׁלָנִי

she.la.ni — Shelanite

Someone descended from Shelah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Group of she.lah (שֵׁלָה "Shelah" H7956) § Shelanites, of Shelah "quietness" a descendant of Shelah

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Historical dictionary entry

=Pharez, (q.v.), breach, the son of Judah (Neh. 11:4). “The chief of all the captains of the host for the first month” in the reign of David was taken from his family (1 Chr. 27:3). Four hundred and sixty-eight of his “sons” came back from captivity with Zerubbabel, who himself was one of them (1 Chr. 9:4; Neh. 11:6).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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