וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּמֵשִׁ֣יב יָד֗וֹ וְהִנֵּה֙ יָצָ֣א אָחִ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מַה־פָּרַ֖צְתָּ עָלֶ֣יךָ פָּ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ פָּֽרֶץ׃
Namun ketika ia menarik kembali tangannya, ternyata saudaranya yang keluar. Lalu bidan itu berkata, “Betapa kuat engkau menerobos! Engkau telah membuat terobosan bagi dirimu sendiri!” Maka ia menamai dia Peres.
Dirshuni II
‘He retracted his hand and then out came his brother and she said, “Wow, what a Breach / Peretz you have breached!”’ (Gen 38:29) If you rearrange the letters of ‘Peretz’ (breach) you get the word ‘retzef’ (continuity). For Tamar saw with the prophetic powers of the Holy Spirit that from him would come the Messiah, son of David. Tamar tied the t’chelet thread upon his hand - that t’chelet which one distinguishes from white to see it is time for morning prayers (see Mishna Brachot 1:2); that t’chelet which resembles the sea, which resembles the firmament, which resembles the Throne of Glory (see Bavli Menachot 43b). ...