Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H670 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲפָרְסַי |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural) |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Apharcay |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | af-aw-re-sah'ee |
| Meaning: | 1. an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria |
| KJV Renderings: | Apharsite. |
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אֲפָֽרְסָיֵא (K§ 52, 2 d)) proper name, plural [of a people] Ezra 4:9, ᵐ5 L Ἀφρασαῖοι, A Ἀφαρσαῖοι; GesLex. Man. RöThes. Add. 107 HoffmZA ii. 55 MeyEnst. J. 38 Persians; DlBaer Ezr lx Scheft75 Parsua (in Media [see StreckZA xv.308 ff.]; yet v. COTon the passage); Marquart64 (א)סָֽרְַיָּא secretaries (א dittograph of preceding); often identify. with following, so AndrM 53*.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
