פָּרַס

Persia, Persians

1. Ezra 4:24פָּרָֽס׃פ · of Persia
   Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
2. Ezra 6:14פָּרָֽס׃ · of Persia
   So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
3. Daniel 5:28וּפָרָֽס׃ · and Persians
   PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
4. Daniel 6:8וּפָרַ֖ס · and Persians
   Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
5. Daniel 6:12וּפָרַ֖ס · and Persians
   So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
6. Daniel 6:15וּפָרַ֔ס · and Persians
   Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”