noun
parsa
noun
1
An old unit of distance used in Hebrew and Persian texts, roughly the distance a person can walk in about an hour and a quarter — close to four kilometers.
"The ancient text described the journey as three parsa from the village."
"Rabbinic sources use the parsa to measure how far one may travel on the Sabbath."
How to Use Parsa
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional distance measurement, similar in spirit to a mile, used mainly in older Jewish and Persian writings.
Easily confused with
parasang
Word Forms
parsas plural, Parsas plural
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Etymology
From Hebrew פרסה (parsa), itself derived from the Persian parasang, an old measure of overland distance.