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parsī, pāras פַּרְסִי, פָּרַס ‘Persian’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: patronymic from pāras פָּרַס ‘Persia’
Roots: פרס

parsī, pāras pr n loc gen
Persian = see Persia "pure" or "splendid"
1) an inhabitant of Persia

Mentioned in Nehemiah 12:22

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