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Lexicon :: Strong's H6539 - pāras

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פָּרַס
Transliteration
pāras
Pronunciation
paw-ras'
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Part of Speech
proper noun with reference to territory and people
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
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TWOT Reference: 1820

Strong’s Definitions

פָּרַס Pâraç, paw-ras'; of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants:—Persia, Persians.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H6539 in the following manner: Persia (27x), Persian (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H6539 in the following manner: Persia (27x), Persian (1x).

  1. Persia = "pure" or "splendid"

    1. 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

      1. 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 = see Persia "pure" or "splendid"

    2. the people of the Persian empire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּרַס Pâraç, paw-ras'; of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants:—Persia, Persians.
STRONGS H6539: Abbreviations
פָּרַס28 proper name, of a territory Persia, περσῶν (genitive), Daniel 11:2 τῇ Περσίδι (Greek Version of the LXX and Θ), 2 Chronicles 36:20 Μήδων (Old Persian Pârsa, Persian, Persia, SpiegAPK 231, New Persian bdb082801, bdb082802; Arabic bdb082803; — פ׳ 2 Chronicles 36:22 +, פָּרָ֑ס 2 Chronicles 36:20 +; — in late literature, 2 Chronicles 36:20, 2 Chronicles 36:22, 22, 23 = Ezra 1:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 1:2; Daniel 10:1 + 11 times Ezra Daniel + (with מָדַי) Esther 1:3, 14, 18, 19; Esther 10:2; Daniel 8:20; פ׳ Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 38:5 is doubted by Toy (who, Ezekiel 27:10, reads כּוּשׁ, after Gr), but Krae defends.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6540.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Chronicles

36:20; 36:20; 36:20; 36:22; 36:22; 36:22; 36:23

Ezra

1:1; 1:2

Esther

1:3; 1:14; 1:18; 1:19; 10:2

Ezekiel

27:10; 27:10; 38:5

Daniel

8:20; 10:1; 11:2

H6539

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6539 matches the Hebrew פָּרַס (pāras),
which occurs 28 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:20 - He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:22 - In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:23 - “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “ ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the LORD their God be with them.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:1 - In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:2 - “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “ ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:8 - Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:7 - Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:3 - But Zerubbabel, Joshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, “You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:7 - And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic script and in the Aramaic language.[fn][fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:1 - After these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:9 - Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia: He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and he has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:3 - and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - and were closest to the king—Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:18 - This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - “Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:2 - And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Media and Persia?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:10 - “ ‘Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, bringing you splendor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:5 - Persia, Cush[fn] and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:20 - The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war.[fn] The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:13 - But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:20 - So he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:2 - “Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
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