H6540 — פָּרַס (Pâraç)
Strong's H6540 (Aramaic)
Aramaic: פָּרַס (Pâraç)
Pronunciation: paw-ras'
Morphology: n-pr
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to פָּרַס (Pâraç) [H6539]
Definition: Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
KJV Renderings: Persia, Persians.
Senses
- 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
- 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"
- the people of the Persian empire
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H6539 | פָּרַס | Pâraç | of foreign origin | Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants | Persia, Persians |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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