Perez (son of Judah)

- See Pérez for the Spanish surname and Peretz for the Jewish name.
According to the Book of Genesis, Pharez/Perez (Hebrew: פֶּרֶץ / פָּרֶץ, Modern Péreẓ / PáreẓTiberian Péreṣ / Pāreṣ) was the son of Tamar and Judah, and the twin of Zerah. The name is transliterated to English as both "Perez" (NIV, ESV, NKJV) and "Pharez" (KJV). Perez, in Hebrew means "breach or burst forth" and is named after the narrative of his birth as recorded in Genesis 38:29.