פָּרַס Pâraç

Hebrew · Strong's H6540 · pronounced paw-ras' · used 6 times in 6 verses

Meaning

{Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants}

In the King James Version: Persia, Persians.

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H6539 (פָּרַס)

Ezra 4:24 Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 6:14 So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
Daniel 5:28 PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
Daniel 6:8 Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
Daniel 6:12 So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
Daniel 6:15 Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”