Parallel Strong's Berean Study BiblePERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.” Young's Literal Translation {A6537.htm" title="{A6537">Divided{A6537.htm" title="{A6537">—Divided{A9923.htm" title="{A9923"> is thy{A4437.htm" title="{A4437"> kingdom{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A3052.htm" title="{A3052"> it hath been given{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A4076.htm" title="{A4076"> the Medes{A9989.htm" title="{A9989"> and{A6540.htm" title="{A6540"> Persians.’ King James Bible PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. Hebrew PERESפְּרֵ֑ס (pə·rês) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6537: To break in two means that your kingdom מַלְכוּתָ֔ךְ (mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4437: Royalty, reign, kingdom has been divided פְּרִיסַת֙ (pə·rî·saṯ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6537: To break in two and given over וִיהִיבַ֖ת (wî·hî·ḇaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3052: To give, to put, imperatively, come to the Medes לְמָדַ֥י (lə·mā·ḏay) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4076: Medes -- descendants of Japheth, also their land and Persians.” וּפָרָֽס׃ (ū·p̄ā·rās) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6540: Persians -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon |