perea

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/pəˈɹiːə/

proper noun

A portion of biblical king Herod's kingdom, on the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from about one third the way down from the Sea of Galilee to about one third the way down the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.

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Meanings

perea1

noun
  1. pluralplural of pereon

Perea2

proper noun
  1. historicalA portion of biblical king Herod's kingdom, on the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from about one third the way down from the Sea of Galilee to about one third the way down the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.

    At the death of Herod the Great (4 b.c.), his sons — Archelaus, Herod Antipas, and Herod Philip — were given jurisdiction over his divided kingdom. Herod Antipas became the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea […].

    2002, Kenneth L. Barker (general editor), Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Zondervan, note on Luke 3:1
  2. A surname from Spanish.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

perea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perea

MLA

“perea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perea.

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