Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6537 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פְּרַס |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H6536 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | prac |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | per-as' |
| Meaning: | 1. to split up |
| KJV Renderings: | divide, (U-)pharsin. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
מְנֵא noun [masculine] maneh, mina, a weight (see Biblical Hebrew; Old Aramaic מנה SAC75 Lzb313); — absolute Dan 5:25 (twice in verse); Dan 5:26, see ClGann:JAs Juillet-Août, 1886, 36 ff. NöZA i. 414 f. Dr and others; its connection in Daniel with מְנָה is due to word-play; see also פְּרֵס , תְּקֵל.
[פְּרַס] verb break in two (see Biblical Hebrew פרס); —
פְּרֵס (read פְּרָס ? M78 * f. ) probably noun [masculine] half-mina (Late Hebrew פְּרָס, Old Aramaic פרס, פרש Lzb354 SAC99 Cooke176, 406; see מְנֵא and references); — absolute ׳ פ Dan 5:28 plural (וּ)פַרְסִין [read פְּרָסִין ? see Ml.c.] Dan 5:25.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
