How do you pronounce Peres?

Peres is pronounced "PEE-rehs". Alternative pronunciations include: "PEE-rez", "PEE-res". This name appears in 1 verse of the King James Bible.

Where does Peres appear in the Bible?

Peres appears in 1 verse of the King James Bible, including Daniel 5:28.

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How to Pronounce Peres

PEE-rehs

Peres is pronounced PEE-rehs (ˈpiːrɛs): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: PEE-rez, PEE-res.

What is Peres?

Divided, one of the mysterious words “written over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall” of king Belshazzar’s palace (Dan. 5:28). (See MENE.)

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

PEE-rez

PEE-res

Found in Scripture

Daniel 5:28

Names nearby

Pentecost · PEHN-tee-kawst Penuel · pee-NYOO-ehl Peor · Peh-ORE Perath · PEE-rath Perazim · PER-uh-zihm Peresh · PEE-resh Perez · PEE-rehz Perezite · PER-uh-zite Perez-uzza · PEE-riz-UH-zuh Perez-uzzah · PEH-rez-OO-zah

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