The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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פְּרֵס‏ n.m. #2 half unit

half shekel BA^Dan. Dan5:28 : פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס‏ half shekel means: your kingdom has been cut in two and given over to Media and Persia.

For the grain measure see s.v. prys.

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