Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Persia
Usage: Persia or Apharsite = "causers of division (?)" (CLBL) an unknown office (TWOT) perhaps a title of an official Another spelling of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539)
Strong's Number
H670
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H670 Quick Answer
Strong's H670 אֲפָרְסַי (Apharcay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Apharcay (af-aw-re-sah'ee) n/p. 1. an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria [(Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural)] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include wrote, rehum, chancellor, shimshai, and scribe. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Apharcay (af-aw-re-sah'ee) n/p. 1. an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria [(Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural)]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- wrote, rehum, chancellor, shimshai, and scribe
Meaning and Definition
Apharcay (af-aw-re-sah'ee) n/p. 1. an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria [(Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural)] KJV: Apharsite.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H670. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
English Usage Signals
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
wrote
rehum
chancellor
shimshai
scribe
rest
companions
dinaites
apharsathchites
tarpelites
apharsites
archevites
How Strong's H670 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H670 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H670 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H670.
Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H670, grouped by book.
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H670 FAQ
What does apharecay (אֲפָרְסַי) mean?
Apharecay (Strong's H670) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Apharsite". Apharcay (af-aw-re-sah'ee) n/p. 1. an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria [(Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural)]
How many times is apharecay (אֲפָרְסַי) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H670 across 1 book.
Where can I study apharecay (אֲפָרְסַי) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H670 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate apharecay (אֲפָרְסַי)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wrote, rehum, chancellor, shimshai, scribe, and rest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.