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אֲפָֽרְסָיֵאStrong’s H6539

apharesay (a-pha-re-say)

Appears in 24 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Apharesay is the Hebrew word usually translated “persia”. It appears in 24 verses of the Old Testament.

“The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.”
Daniel 8:20 KJV
Meaning
  1. Persia or Apharsite = "causers of division (?)"
How it's translated
  • persia 25
  • and persia 2
  • for persia 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezra 9
  • Esther 5
  • Daniel 5
  • 2 Chronicles 3
  • Ezekiel 2

5 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
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2 Chronicles 3
36:2036:2236:23
Ezekiel 2
27:1038:5
Hebrew dictionary

אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא apharesay · Persia

Persia or Apharsite = "causers of division (?)" (CLBL) an unknown office (TWOT) perhaps a title of an official Another spelling of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.