Genesis 38:29

But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.

Note Perez means breaking out.

BSB · Berean Standard Bible
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

Note How hast…: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee?

Note Pharez: that is A breach

KJV · King James Version
As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.

Note Perez means “breaking out”.

WEB · World English Bible
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

Genesis 38:29
A.M. 2283. B.C. 1721. How hast, etc. or, Wherefore hastthou made this breach against thee? his name.
Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:20; 1 Chronicles 2:4; 1 Chronicles 9:4; Nehemiah 11:4, 6
Perez
Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:33