See the entire entry for prs#2 vb. to divide

Dan5:28 :פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס : half shekel means: your kingdom has been cut in two and given over to Media and Persia

See the entire entry for prs#2 n.m. half unit