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PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. (KJV)

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פְּרֵ֑סpe.Resperes

Lemma: פְּרֵס (pe.res) · Strong's: H6537B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: half

Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 5:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6537B; TAHOT Daniel 5:28 word 1

פְּרִיסַת֙pe.ri.Satit has been broken in two

Lemma: פְּרַס (pe.ras) · Strong's: H6537A

Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVQp3fs)

Meaning: to divide

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6537A; TAHOT Daniel 5:28 word 2

מַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal.khu.Takhkingdom your

Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)

Meaning: kingdom

Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 5:28 word 3

וִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.Vatand it has been given

Lemma: יְהַב (ye.hav) · Strong's: H3052

Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVQp3fs)

Meaning: to give

Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:4, Ezra 6:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3052; TAHOT Daniel 5:28 word 4

לְמָדַ֥יle.ma.Daito Medes

Lemma: מָדַי (ma.day) · Strong's: H4076G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Mede

Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4076G; TAHOT Daniel 5:28 word 5

וּפָרָֽס\׃u.fa.Rasand Persians

Lemma: פָּרַס (pa.ras) · Strong's: H6540

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Persia

Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:14, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6540; TAHOT Daniel 5:28 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

PERES	→	פְּרֵס H6537B half
means that your kingdom	→	מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom
has been divided	→	פְּרֵס H6537B half
and given over	→	יְהַב H3052 to give
to the Medes	→	מָדַי H4076G Mede
and Persians	→	פָּרַס H6540 Persia

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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