First names in Hebrew

First name Perez: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פרץ

Gematria value: 370

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Perez is written פרץ

Perez is the English form of Peretz, פרץ in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Perez 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

Perez = 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 Perez, 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

Perez, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Perez in three answers

How do you write Perez in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Perez is written פרץ. Perez is the English form of Peretz, פרץ in Hebrew.

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

What does Perez 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).