133. Admatha
Strong's Lexicon
Admatha: Admatha

Original Word: אַדְמָתָא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Admatha'
Pronunciation: ad-maw-THAW
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-maw-thaw')
Definition: Admatha
Meaning: Admatha

Word Origin: Of Persian origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Admatha in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Admatha is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is one of the names listed among the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) and were influential in the Persian court.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Admatha appears in the context of the Persian Empire during the reign of King Ahasuerus, who is traditionally identified with Xerxes I (reigned 486–465 BC). The Persian Empire was a dominant world power at the time, and the court of Ahasuerus was known for its opulence and complex political structure. The princes of Persia and Media, including Admatha, were high-ranking officials who played significant roles in advising the king and administering the empire.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a prince of Pers. and Media
NASB Translation
Admatha (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַדְמָתָא proper name, masculine a prince of Persia & Media Esther 1:14 (compare Persian admâta, unrestrained).

אדן (meaning disputed; (1) compare Assyrian [adannu] firm, strong; adverb adanniš, strongly, exceedingly DlW > (2) Fü. (a) make firm, fasten (compare ) whence אֶדֶן; (b) determine, command, rule, whence אָדוֺן; (3) Thes Add., MV and others (a) intransitive be under, low, inferior (compare דּוּן, ), whence אֶדֶן; (b) transitive put under command, rule over (compare דִּין) whence אָדוֺן; see also (4) LagM. i. 102, אָדוֺן from ).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Admatha

Probably of Persian derivation: Admatha, a Persian nobleman -- Admatha.

Forms and Transliterations
אַדְמָ֣תָא אדמתא ’aḏ·mā·ṯā ’aḏmāṯā adMata
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Englishman's Concordance
Esther 1:14
HEB: כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א שֵׁתָר֙ אַדְמָ֣תָא תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ מֶ֥רֶס
NAS: Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish,
KJV: Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish,
INT: Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 133
1 Occurrence


’aḏ·mā·ṯā — 1 Occ.















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