Apharsekhay אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא
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| אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apharsekhay |
| Strong's number | H671 (H0671A, H0671B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | governors |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Apharsekhay (Hebrew אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא, Strong's H671) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “governors”. It occurs 3 times.
Definition
H0671A: governors
Apharsachites = "as causers of division (?)" Apharsathchites = "I will divide the deceivers (?)"
1) (CLBL) an unknown office
2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official
3) (TWOT)
3a) a people
3b) perhaps a title of an official
Also named: a.phar.sat.te.khay (אֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵא "govenors" H0671B)
1) (CLBL) an unknown office
2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official
3) (TWOT)
3a) a people
3b) perhaps a title of an official
Also named: a.phar.sat.te.khay (אֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵא "govenors" H0671B)
H0671B: govenors
Aramaic of a.phar.se.khay (אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא "governors" H0671A)
§ Apharsachites = "as causers of division (?)" Apharsathchites = "I will divide the deceivers (?)"
1) (CLBL) an unknown office
2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official
3) (TWOT)
3a) a people
3b) perhaps a title of an official
§ Apharsachites = "as causers of division (?)" Apharsathchites = "I will divide the deceivers (?)"
1) (CLBL) an unknown office
2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official
3) (TWOT)
3a) a people
3b) perhaps a title of an official
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | apharsachites (2), apharsathchites (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | officials (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Apharsekhay, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 4:9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,
- Ezra 5:6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
- Ezra 6:6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).