Midvash

פְּרָזִיpᵉrâzîy

hamlet-dweller, collective with article (1 Samuel 6:18; Deuteronomy 3:5; Esther 9:19)

Pronunciation: per-aw-zee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6521

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 3:5 These towns were all fortified with high walls and barred gates. We also took many unwalled villages at the same time.
  • 1 Samuel 6:18 The five gold rats represented the five Philistine towns and their surrounding villages, which were controlled by the five rulers. The large rock at Beth-shemesh, where they set the Ark of the Lord, still stands in the field of Joshua as a witness to what happened there.
  • Esther 9:19 So to this day, rural Jews living in remote villages celebrate an annual festival and holiday on the appointed day in late winter, when they rejoice and send gifts of food to each other.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).