פָּרַס

«פָּרַס» in the Tanakh dictionary: Persia — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 28 times · Key: 6539 · BDB: פָּרַס

Glosses

of.Persia (23); Persia (5)

Meaning (OSHB)

Persia tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr.terr. Persia tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.pr.terr. Persia, Περσῶν (genit.), Dn 11:2 τῇ Περσίδι (𝔊 et Θ), 2 Ch 36:20 Μήδων (OPers. Pârsa, Persian, Persia, SpiegAPK 231, NPers. پَارْسِ, فَارْسِ; Arabic فَارِسُ );—פ׳ 2 Ch 36:22 +, פָּרָ֑ס v 20 +;—in late lit., 2 Ch 36:20, v 22(×2), 23 = Ezr 1:1(×2), 2; Dn 10:1 + 11 times Ezr Dn + (c. מָדַי) Est 1:3, 14, 18, 19; 10:2; Dn 8:20; פ׳ Ez 27:10; 38:5 is doubted by Toy (who, 27:10, reads כּוּשׁ, after Gr), but Krae defends.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 15 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «פָּרַס» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Ezekiel 38:5

פָּרַ֛ס כּ֥וּשׁ וּפ֖וּט אִתָּ֑ם כֻּלָּ֖ם מָגֵ֥ן וְכוֹבָֽע׃

Word for word: Persia Cush and Put [will be].with.them of.them all shield and helmet

JPS 1917: Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;

Daniel 8:20

הָאַ֥יִל אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֖יתָ בַּ֣עַל הַקְּרָנָ֑יִם מַלְכֵ֖י מָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃

Word for word: the ram which you.saw the.possessor of the.two.horns [is].the.kings of.Media and Persia

JPS 1917: The ram which thou sawest having the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

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