פרס

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Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Hebrew פָּרַס (pāras, to slice, cut).

Verb

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פְּרַס (p’ras)

  1. to divide
    • Tanach, Daniel 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃
      pərēs pərīsaṯ malḵūṯāḵ wīhīḇaṯ ləmāḏay ūp̄ārās.
      PERES [half-shekel], thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Hebrew פָּרַשׂ (pāraś, to spread).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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פְּרַס (pəras)

  1. to spread

Etymology 3

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From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/). Compare Hebrew פָּרָס (pārās, Persia).

Proper noun

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פָּרָס (pārās)

  1. Persia, the Persians
    • Tanach, Daniel 5:28, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃
      pərēs pərīsaṯ malḵūṯāḵ wīhīḇaṯ ləmāḏay ūp̄ārās.
      PERES [half-shekel], thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
פ־ר־ס (p-r-s)

Verb

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פָּרַס (parás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס)

  1. to slice, to cut
Conjugation
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Synonyms
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Noun

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פֶּרֶס (péresm (plural indefinite פְּרָסִים, plural construct פַּרְסֶי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bearded vulture (a long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India)

Proper noun

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פֶּרֶס (péres) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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Alternative spelling of פָּרַשׂ (parás).

Verb

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פָּרַס (parás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְרַס)

  1. to spread, spread (something) out
  2. to stretch (something) out
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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Root
פ־ר־ס (p-r-s)

Noun

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פְּרָס (prásm (plural indefinite פְּרָסִים, singular construct פְּרַס־, plural construct פְּרָסֵי־)

  1. a reward, a prize

Etymology 4

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From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).

Proper noun

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פָּרָס (parásm

  1. Persia

References

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  • פרס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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