Apharesay אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא
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| אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apharesay |
| Strong's number | H670 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Persia |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Apharesay (Hebrew אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא, Strong's H670) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Persia”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
Persia or Apharsite = "causers of division (?)"
(CLBL) an unknown office
(TWOT) perhaps a title of an official
Another spelling of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539)
(CLBL) an unknown office
(TWOT) perhaps a title of an official
Another spelling of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | apharsites (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | persia (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Apharesay, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 4:9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,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,
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).