Persia — the meaning of the Hebrew name פָּרַס

פָּרַס

Pâraç · pronounced paw-ras' · Strong's H6539 · a people · also spelled Persians

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

Strong's definition

of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants.

First appearance

2Chr 36:20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: (KJV)

Every verse that names Persia

24 occurrences in 24 verses — 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Esther, Ezekiel, Daniel

2Chr 36:202Chr 36:222Chr 36:23Ezra 1:1Ezra 1:2Ezra 1:8Ezra 3:7Ezra 4:3Ezra 4:5Ezra 4:7Ezra 7:1Ezra 9:9Esth 1:3Esth 1:14Esth 1:18Esth 1:19Esth 10:2Ezek 27:10Ezek 38:5Dan 8:20Dan 10:1Dan 10:13Dan 10:20Dan 11:2

Other people or places called Persia

Persia (H6540) — (Aramaic) corresponding to H6539

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