פרסי/א — Daniel 6:29 Hebrew Word Study

פרסי/א

𐤐𐤓𐤎𐤉/𐤀

frsy

the-Persian

(Aramaic) corresponding to פַּרְסִי; {a Parsite (i.e. Persian), or inhabitant of Peres}; Persian.

Daniel 6:29 · Word #8

Lexicon `H6543`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`g` — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin)
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`d` — Determined — The noun is definite

the Parasian (the Persian man)

Root	פרס (p-r-s)
Core Meanings	to divide, to break apart, Persia (Paras) as a proper name
Semantic Range	a Persian man, an inhabitant of Persia, a member of the Persian people, one belonging to the Persian Empire
Conceptual Significance	Identifies ethnic and imperial affiliation within the context of the Persian period, reflecting the historical setting of Judean life under Persian rule and the broader geopolitical framework of the post-exilic era.
Morphological Notes	Aramaic gentilic noun/adjective; masculine singular; determinate state marked by final א; formed from the proper noun פרס (Paras, Persia).
Rendering Rationale	The term derives from the root פרס (Paras), the Hebrew/Aramaic name for Persia. The gentilic ending ־ִי forms a masculine singular ethnic designation, and the determinate state ending ־ָא marks it as definite—hence "the Parasian," i.e., the Persian man, preserving both the root connection to Paras and the masculine singular determined form.

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
`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)
`H6539-03`	paras	Paras (Persia)
`H6543-02`	paresaah	the Persian (man)
`H6541-04`	paresah	split hoof
`H6566-05`	paresah	a 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
`H6539-04`	ufaras	and Paras (Persia)
`H6540-02`	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
Daniel 6:29	פרסי/א	frsy	the-Persian
Daniel 6:29	פָּרְסָאָֽ/ה	paresaah	Persia