פְּרַס
peras · divide
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H6537 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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peras (פְּרַס) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “divide”.
To divide (Aramaic); "Peres", of the writing on the wall.
How to say it
pe·ras
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A word written on the wall: half a mina; it also sounds like Persians.
- To cut something whole into parts and give it to others.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Peres ×1
- Uparsin ×1
- has been divided ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Daniel 5:25
And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Uparsin.
- Daniel 5:28
Peres, your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and the Persians.”
And 1 more times.