Peres פְּרֵס
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| פְּרֵס | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peres |
| Strong's number | H6537 (H6537B, H6537A) |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | half |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
Peres (Aramaic פְּרֵס, Strong's H6537) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “half”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H6537B: half
1) half-mina, half-shekel
1a) a unit of measure and weight
1a) a unit of measure and weight
H6537A: to divide
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | upharsin (1), peres (1), divided (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | parsin (1), peres (1), has been divided (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Peres, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 5:25And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
- Daniel 5:28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).