פָּרַס

pa.rasNounH6539

Persia

From: of foreign origin;

Short Definition

Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Persia = "pure" or "splendid" the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian, of Persia "pure" or "splendid"

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

24 times

Appears 24 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezra
9
Daniel
5
Esther
5
2 Chronicles
3
Ezk
2

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 36:20
  • Daniel 10:13
  • Esther 1:3
  • Esther 10:2
  • Ezra 1:2

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