Phares is used as a personal name within genealogical statements linking Judah, Hezron, and later ancestors.

The attested use is as a personal name in genealogical succession: Matthew 1:3 places the bearer between Judah and Hezron, while Luke 3:33 names him in a chain extending through Hezron.

1. Personal name in genealogical succession · dominant

   In Matthew 1:3, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the clause that the APB renders, "Judas then begot Perez and Zerah out from Tamar. Perez then begot Hezron." In Luke 3:33, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the ancestral sequence rendered "the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judas," identifying the same genealogical connection.

   Matthew 1:3Luke 3:33

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Perez" in both genealogical verses. The morphology and surrounding genealogical clauses identify the term's contribution.