First names in Hebrew

First name Peretz: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פרץ

Gematria value: 370

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Peretz is written פרץ

Meaning and origin

What does Peretz mean?

Meaning: "the breach, the one who breaks through"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: peretz, “a breach, a breakthrough”. The Torah explains it itself through the midwife's words at his birth: “What a breach you have made for yourself!” (Genesis 38:29).

Gematria

Peretz = 370

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פרץ has 3 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• ץthe letter final Tzadi90
• Total370

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter final Tzadi

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Peretz, from פ to ץ:

פִּנִּיתָ לְפָנֶיהָ וַתַּשְׁרֵשׁ שׇׁרָשֶׁיהָ וַתְּמַלֵּא־אָרֶץ׃

“You cleared the ground before it; it took deep root and filled the land.”

Psalms 80:10

The book of your first name

Peretz, in nine pages

• Peretz, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Peretz
• Peretz, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Peretz in three answers

How do you write Peretz in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Peretz is written פרץ.

What is the gematria value of Peretz?
Written פרץ, Peretz is worth 370: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter final Tzadi (90).

What does Peretz mean?
The breach, the one who breaks through (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: peretz, “a breach, a breakthrough”. The Torah explains it itself through the midwife's words at his birth: “What a breach you have made for yourself!” (Genesis 38:29).