Strong's Concordance H6539

Original Word: פָּרַס
Transliteration: Pâraç
Phonetic Spelling: paw-ras'
of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants; Persia, Persians.

Usages throughout the bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: H6539

2 Chronicles 36:22 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, H6539 that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, H6539 that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

2 Chronicles 36:23 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, H6539 All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

Ezra 1:1 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, H6539 that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, H6539 that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Ezra 1:2 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, H6539 The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 1:8 - Even those did Cyrus king of Persia H6539 bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

Ezra 3:7 - They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. H6539

Ezra 4:3 - But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia H6539 hath commanded us.

Ezra 4:5 - And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, H6539 even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. H6539

Ezra 4:7 - And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; H6539 and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

Ezra 7:1 - Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, H6539 Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

Ezra 9:9 - For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, H6539 to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Esther 1:3 - In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia H6539 and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

Esther 1:14 - And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia H6539 and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

Esther 1:18 - Likewise shall the ladies of Persia H6539 and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.

Esther 1:19 - If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians H6539 and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.

Esther 10:2 - And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? H6539

Ezekiel 27:10 - They of Persia H6539 and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

Ezekiel 38:5 - Persia, H6539 Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

Daniel 8:20 - The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. H6539

Daniel 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia H6539 a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

Daniel 10:13 - But the prince of the kingdom of Persia H6539 withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. H6539

Daniel 10:20 - Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: H6539 and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

Daniel 11:2 - And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; H6539 and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.