Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

law of the medes and persians

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: law of the medes and per-sians
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

2

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rule, law or custom which is unchangeable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"¹³ Daniel's enemies slyly asked Darius: "Is there not an interdict that you have signed that any man that asks a petition from any god or man for thirty days except from you, O king, he should be thrown to the lions' pit?" Darius answered: "The matter is well established according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which is not annulled." Now the conspirators quickly got to the point. "Daniel, who is of the exiles of Judah, has paid no regard to you, O king, nor to the interdict that you signed, but three times in a day he is making his petition."—Daniel 6:12, 13."

Etymology

From the King James Bible, Daniel Chapter 6, verse 8: :: "Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

law of the Medes and the Persians (alternative)

Questions

What does law of the medes and persians mean?: A rule, law or custom which is unchangeable.
Where does law of the medes and persians come from?: From the King James Bible, Daniel Chapter 6, verse 8: :: "Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."

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