H6537a H6537a
has been divided (Aramaic Nifal form), appearing in Daniel 5:28 in the 'MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN' interpretation
This is an Aramaic passive verbal form meaning 'has been divided' or 'has been broken in two,' from the root פְּרַס (cognate to Hebrew פָּרַס). It appears in Daniel 5:28 as part of Daniel's interpretation of the mysterious writing on Belshazzar's palace wall. The word plays on both 'PERES' (one of the words written) and 'Persia,' yielding a double meaning: 'Your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.' This is the climactic third element of the divine message, following MENE (numbered) and TEKEL (weighed). That very night, the prophecy was fulfilled when Darius the Mede conquered Babylon.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Daniel 5:28 interprets 'PERES' as 'your kingdom has been divided (perīsat) and given to the Medes and Persians.' The wordplay functions on multiple levels: the root means 'divide,' the form sounds like 'Persia,' and the theological message is that divine judgment has split Belshazzar's kingdom. The multilingual glosses (divided, dividido, briser meaning 'break') capture the partition sense. Within hours, Belshazzar was dead and Babylon's Neo-Babylonian dynasty ended, replaced by Persian rule—a dramatic fulfillment demonstrating God's sovereignty over empires. 1×
AR["قُسِمَتْ"]·ben["ভাগ-করা-হয়েছে"]·DE["[פריסת]"]·EN["has-been-divided"]·FR["briser"]·heb["פריסת"]·HI["बांटा-गया-है"]·ID["dibagi"]·IT["[פריסת]"]·jav["dipunpérang"]·KO["나뉘었으니-"]·PT["foi-dividido"]·RU["разделено"]·ES["ha-sido-dividido"]·SW["umegawanywa"]·TR["bölündü"]·urd["تقسیم-کی-گئی-ہے"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [פְּרַס] vb. break in two (v. BH פרס);—Peʿîl (WCG 224) Pf. 3 fs. פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ Dn 5:28.