אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא

a.pha.re.sayPersia

hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group1 occurrence1 book1 verse

This word comes from the name of Persia.

Definition

(Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural); an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria
Traditional renderings: Apharsite.

Glossary entries

Persia, Persians

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

1 total

Ezra 4:9אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א · Persia
From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,