8660. tirshatha
Strong's Lexicon
tirshatha: Governor

Original Word: תִּרְשָׁתָא
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: Tirshatha'
Pronunciation: teer-sha-THAW
Phonetic Spelling: (teer-shaw-thaw')
Definition: Governor
Meaning: Tirshatha

Word Origin: Of Persian origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "tirshatha" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific title used in the context of the Persian administration over Judah.

Usage: The term "tirshatha" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a governor or a high-ranking official, particularly in the context of the Persian Empire's administration over the province of Judah. It denotes a person with significant authority and responsibility, often tasked with overseeing the affairs of the region and ensuring compliance with the imperial directives.

Cultural and Historical Background: The title "tirshatha" reflects the administrative structure of the Persian Empire, which ruled over a vast territory including the land of Judah after the Babylonian exile. The Persian rulers appointed governors to manage different regions, and these officials played crucial roles in the restoration and governance of the Jewish community during the post-exilic period. The term is indicative of the Persian influence on the Jewish society of that time, as well as the integration of Jewish leaders into the broader imperial system.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
(a Pers. title) governor
NASB Translation
governor (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תִּרְשָׁתָא noun masculine Tirshathâ, title of Persian governor in Judaea, according to MeyEntstehung d. Jud. 194 and others = His Excellency (read Tarshathâ) otherwise LagSymm. i. 60 (compare Arm. Stud. §§ 280, 1680). — As Meyl.c., Scheft93f. (tarsvta, the feared, revered) MossHast. DB TIRSHATHA CheEncy. Bib. ID.; — ׳הַתּ Ezra 2:63 = Nehemiah 7:65,69 (Baer Gi; Nehemiah 7:70 van d. H.); of Nehemiah Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Tirshatha

Of foreign derivation; the title of a Persian deputy or governor -- Tirshatha.

Forms and Transliterations
הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא התרשתא hat·tir·šā·ṯā hattiršāṯā hattirShata
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 2:63
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ לָהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: The governor said
KJV: And the Tirshatha said
INT: said the governor after should not

Nehemiah 7:65
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ לָהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: The governor said
KJV: And the Tirshatha said
INT: said the governor after should not

Nehemiah 7:70
HEB: נָתְנ֖וּ לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא נָתַ֣ן לָאוֹצָ֗ר
NAS: to the work. The governor gave
KJV: unto the work. The Tirshatha gave
INT: gave the work the Tirshatha gave to the treasure

Nehemiah 8:9
HEB: נְחֶמְיָ֣ה ה֣וּא הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא וְעֶזְרָ֣א הַכֹּהֵ֣ן ׀
NAS: who was the governor, and Ezra
KJV: And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra
INT: Nehemiah who was the governor and Ezra the priest

Nehemiah 10:1
HEB: הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים נְחֶמְיָ֧ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־ חֲכַלְיָ֖ה
NAS: document [were the names of]: Nehemiah the governor, the son
KJV: [were], Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son
INT: the sealed Nehemiah the governor the son of Hacaliah

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8660
5 Occurrences


hat·tir·šā·ṯā — 5 Occ.















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