וּ/פָרָֽס — Daniel 8:20 Hebrew Word Study

וּ/פָרָֽס

𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤎

ufaras

and Persia

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

Daniel 8:20 · Word #8

Lexicon `H6539`

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

and Paras (Persia)

Root	פרס (p-r-s)
Core Meanings	Persia, Persian realm, Persian people (proper name of foreign origin)
Semantic Range	The Persian Empire as a geopolitical power; the land of Persia; the Persian people collectively; occasionally a single Persian individual (gentilic).
Conceptual Significance	Paras (Persia) represents the dominant imperial power of the post-exilic period, under whose rule key events such as the return from exile and the ministries of Ezra and Nehemiah occurred. It marks a major shift in Israel’s historical and theological setting, highlighting YHWH’s sovereignty over foreign empires.
Morphological Notes	Proper noun masculine singular (Np), often with prefixed conjunction וּ ("and"). In some contexts appears as a gentilic noun referring to a Persian individual. The forms listed include conjunctive waw + proper noun.
Rendering Rationale	The form includes the prefixed conjunction וּ ("and") attached to the proper noun פָּרַס (Paras). Rendering it as "and Paras (Persia)" preserves the original Hebrew name while clarifying its historical identification, and reflects its masculine singular proper noun 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
`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
`H6539-03`	paras	Paras (Persia)
`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)
`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