פָּרַס
pa.rasNounH6540
Persia
From: (Aramaic) corresponding to H6539 (פָּרַס)
Short Definition
{Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants}
Full Lexicon Entry
Aramaic of pa.ras (*פָּרַס *"Persia" H6539) § 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 1a) 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
3 timesAppears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezra
2
Daniel
1
Key Passages
- Daniel 5:28
- Ezra 4:24
- Ezra 6:14
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