Tirshata תִּרְשָׁתָא
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| תִּרְשָׁתָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tirshata |
| Strong's number | H8660 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | title |
| Gloss | governor |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Nehemiah (4) |
Tirshata (Hebrew תִּרְשָׁתָא, Strong's H8660) is a title in the Old Testament, glossed “governor”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
1) Tirshatha-governor
1a) a title used by the Persian governor in Judea
1a1) Nehemiah used this title
1a) a title used by the Persian governor in Judea
1a1) Nehemiah used this title
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tirshatha (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | governor (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Tirshata, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 2:63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 7:65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Nehemiah 7:70And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
- Nehemiah 8:9And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
- Nehemiah 10:1Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
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).