פָּרָ֑ס — Daniel 10:20 Hebrew Word Study

פָּרָ֑ס

𐤐𐤓𐤎

paras

of Persia

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

Daniel 10:20 · Word #11

Lexicon `H6539`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

Paras (Persia)

Root	פרס (p-r-s)
Core Meanings	proper name of a nation and people, Persia, Persian realm
Semantic Range	The Persian Empire; the land of Persia; the Persian people collectively.
Conceptual Significance	Paras represents the great eastern empire that succeeded Babylon and under whose rule exiled Israelites were permitted to return and rebuild. It marks a major geopolitical shift in biblical history and the setting for books such as Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, and Esther.
Morphological Notes	Proper noun, masculine singular (HNp); used of the land and by extension its people (the Persians).
Rendering Rationale	The form is a proper noun (masculine singular) referring to the nation and empire known as Persia. Retaining the transliterated name "Paras" preserves the Hebrew designation while identifying it historically as Persia, reflecting its singular proper noun morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H6541-01`	befaresot	with split-hooves of
`H6539-01`	faras	Paras (Persia)
`H6536-01`	faros	to split apart
`H6541-02`	ferasot	split hooves
`H6543-01`	frsy	the Parasian (the Persian man)
`H6541-03`	haparesah	the split-hoof
`H6542-01`	haparesi	the Parasi man
`H6538-01`	haperes	the bone-splitter
`H6536-02`	hiferisah	she caused to split apart
`H6536-03`	hiferisu	they caused to split apart
`H6539-02`	lefaras	to Pāras (Persia)
`H6536-04`	mafereset	a split-hoof
`H6536-05`	maferis	one causing to split
`H6540-01`	paras	Paras (Persia)
`H6543-02`	paresaah	the Persian (man)
`H6566-05`	paresah	a split hoof
`H6541-04`	paresah	split hoof
`H6541-05`	paresot	split-hooves of
`H6541-06`	perasot	split hooves
`H6537-01`	peres	division
`H6537-02`	perisat	she has been split apart
`H6540-02`	ufaras	and Paras (Persia)
`H6539-04`	ufaras	and Paras (Persia)
`H6541-07`	ufaresah	and a split-hoof
`H6541-08`	ufareseyhen	and their (fem.) split-hooves
`H6537-03`	ufaresin	and split-portions
`H6541-09`	ufaresot	and split-hooves of
`H6541-10`	ufaresotayikhe	and your split-hooves
`H6536-06`	umimaferisey	and from the ones causing-to-split of
`H6538-02`	vehaperes	and the bone-splitter
`H6536-07`	yaferis	he causes to split apart
`H6536-08`	yiferesu	they will spread out

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Ezekiel 27:10	פָּרַ֨ס	paras	Persia
Ezekiel 38:5	פָּרַ֛ס	paras	Persia
Esther 1:3	פָּרַ֣ס	paras	of Persia
Esther 1:14	פָּרַ֣ס	paras	Persia
Esther 1:18	פָּֽרַס	paras	of Persia
Esther 1:19	פָֽרַס	faras	the Persians
Esther 10:2	וּ/פָרָֽס	ufaras	and Persia
Daniel 8:20	וּ/פָרָֽס	ufaras	and Persia
Daniel 10:1	פָּרַ֔ס	paras	of Persia
Daniel 10:13	פָּרַ֗ס	paras	of Persia
Daniel 10:13	פָרָֽס	faras	of Persia
Daniel 10:20	פָּרָ֑ס	paras	of Persia
Daniel 11:2	לְ/פָרַ֗ס	lefaras	for Persia
Ezra 1:1	פָּרַ֔ס	paras	of Persia
Ezra 1:1	פָּרַ֔ס	paras-2	of Persia
Ezra 1:2	פָּרַ֔ס	paras	of Persia
Ezra 1:8	פָּרַ֔ס	paras	of Persia
Ezra 3:7	פָּרַ֖ס	paras	of Persia
Ezra 4:3	פָּרָֽס	paras	Persia
Ezra 4:5	פָּרַ֔ס	paras	of Persia
Ezra 4:5	פָּרָֽס	paras-2	of Persia
Ezra 4:7	פָּרָ֑ס	paras	of Persia
Ezra 7:1	פָּרָ֑ס	paras	of-Persia
Ezra 9:9	פָרַ֜ס	faras	Persia
2 Chronicles 36:20	פָּרָֽס	paras	of Persia
2 Chronicles 36:22	פָּרַ֔ס	paras	of Persia
2 Chronicles 36:22	פָּרַ֔ס	paras-2	of Persia
2 Chronicles 36:23	פָּרַ֗ס	paras	of Persia