This Persian loan-word means 'copy' of a document, appearing exclusively in Esther regarding royal edicts. Esther 3:14 commands that 'a copy of the edict' authorizing Jewish destruction be published throughout provinces. Esther 4:8 has Mordecai give Esther 'a copy of the written decree' so she can see the threat. Esther 8:13 similarly mandates publishing 'a copy of the edict' allowing Jewish self-defense. The term indicates official duplicates distributed across the vast Persian Empire to ensure uniform implementation of royal commands. The word is essentially identical to 'parsegen' (another form of the same loan-word), both meaning authorized copy.