How to Pronounce Pharez

FAIR-iz

Pharez is pronounced FAIR-iz (ˈfɛərɪz): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Pharez mean?

Pharez means “division; rupture”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Pharez?

Breach, the elder of the twin sons of Judah (Gen. 38:29). From him the royal line of David sprang (Ruth 4:18-22). “The chief of all the captains of the host” was of the children of Perez (1 Chr. 27:3; Matt. 1:3).

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

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