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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H6540 - Persians

Strong's No.:H6540

Hebrew:פָּרַס

Transliteration:Pâraç

Phonetic:paw-ras'

Word Origin:(Chaldee)

Bible Usage:{Persia} Persians.

Part of Speech:Proper Name

Strongs
Definition:

corresponding to H6539


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

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

a. 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


Bible References:
Persians

Translation
Occurrences:
Persia ( 2 )
Persians ( 4 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.