פָּרַס

pa.rasPersia
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place28 occurrences5 books24 verses
This is the name of the place Persia: An empire that ruled over the exiled Jews.

Definition

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

Glossary entries

Persia, Persians

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

28 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 36:20פָּרָֽס׃ · of Persia
    Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:22 (2×)פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia; פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia
    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:23פָּרַ֗ס · of Persia
    “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”
  4. Ezra 1:1 (2×)פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia; פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia
    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
  5. Ezra 1:2פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia
    “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
  6. Ezra 1:8פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia
    Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
  7. Ezra 3:7פָּרַ֖ס · of Persia
    They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
  8. Ezra 4:3פָּרָֽס׃ · of Persia
    But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
  9. Ezra 4:5 (2×)פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia; פָּרָֽס׃ · of Persia
    They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
  10. Ezra 4:7פָּרָ֑ס · of Persia
    And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
  11. Ezra 7:1פָּרָ֑ס · of Persia
    Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
  12. Ezra 9:9פָרַ֜ס · of Persia
    Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
  13. Esther 1:3פָּרַ֣ס · of Persia
    In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
  14. Esther 1:14פָּרַ֣ס · of Persia
    His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
  15. Esther 1:18פָּֽרַס־ · of Persia
    This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
  16. Esther 1:19פָֽרַס־ · of Persia
    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
  17. Esther 10:2וּפָרָֽס׃ · and Persia
    And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
  18. Ezekiel 27:10פָּרַ֨ס · of Persia
    Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
  19. Ezekiel 38:5פָּרַ֛ס · Persia
    Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,
  20. Daniel 8:20וּפָרָֽס׃ · and Persia
    The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
  21. Daniel 10:1פָּרַ֔ס · of Persia
    In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.
  22. Daniel 10:13 (2×)פָּרַ֗ס · of Persia; פָרָֽס׃ · of Persia
    However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
  23. Daniel 10:20פָּרָ֑ס · of Persia
    “Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
  24. Daniel 11:2לְפָרַ֗ס · in Persia
    Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.