פַּרְוַיִם, (b. h.) Parvayim, name of a district or place known for its gold mines. Num. R. s. 11 מהו פ׳ שהיה עושה פירות why is it named gold of P.? Because the trees made of it in the Temple bore fruit (v. Yoma 21ᵇ). Num. R. s. 12; Cant. R. to III, 10 אדום (ו)דומה לדם הפ̇ר̇ it was red and looked like the blood of a bullock. Snh. 103ᵇ יש לנו זהב פרויים וכ׳ we have Parvayim gold …, let him take away his light; a. e.—[Num. R. s. 12 עשו לה פרוים, מן פ׳, read: פִּרְיוֹם.]