Paras (פָּרָס) means Persia in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פָּרָס
paras
noun · masculine
In English
Persia
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Paras.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ממלכה קדומה השוכנת במרכז אסיה. כיום שמה אירן.
כֹּה אָמַר כֹּרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס כֹּל מַמְלְכוֹת הָאָרֶץ נָתַן לִי יהוה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם וְהוּא-פָקַד עָלַי לִבְנוֹת-לוֹ בַיִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בִּיהוּדָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Paras is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פָּרָס
- Written without vowel points
- פרס
- Said
- paras
- Gematria
- 340
This is how Paras is said in other languages.
- English
- Persia
- Arabic
- فارس
- Russian
- Пе́рсия
- French
- Perse
- Spanish
- Persia
- German
- Persien
These words rhyme with Paras.
These words come before and after Paras in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Paras.
What does Paras (פָּרָס) mean in Hebrew?
Paras (פָּרָס) means Persia. It is said paras, with the stress on ras.
What rhymes with Paras (פָּרָס)?
Words that rhyme with Paras (פָּרָס) include מפרש, כלונס, פס, גס, קירקס, and הדס.
Is Paras (פָּרָס) masculine or feminine?
The word Paras (פָּרָס) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פרס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.