Persian
פַּרְסִיStrong’s H6542parsi (par-si)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Parsi is the Hebrew word usually translated “persian”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.”
Meaning
- Group of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539)
How it's translated
- the persian 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
פַּרְסִי parsi · Persian
Group of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539) § Persian, of Persia "pure" or "splendid" an inhabitant of Persia
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.