Persia
אֲפָֽרְסָיֵאStrong’s H6539apharesay (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.”
Meaning
- 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.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 10:1In contextIn the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
- Daniel 10:13In contextBut the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
- Daniel 10:20In contextThen said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
- Daniel 11:2In contextAnd now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
- 2 Chronicles 36:20And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
- 2 Chronicles 36:22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
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.