Word Study · Strong's H671 · Hebrew
אֲפַרְסְכַי
Apharsekay
af-ar-sek-ah'ee
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĂpharçᵉkay
“an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe
Rendered in the KJV as
Apharsachites, Apharasthchites.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א1
- אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א1
- וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א1
How it is rendered · 2
- officials the2
- and officials the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
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- ANcmpd/Ta · 2
- AC/Ncmpd/Ta · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Ezra3 occurrences
- Ezra 4:9וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞אvaafarsatkhaye'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)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,here: and officials the
- Ezra 5:6אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔אʾafarsekhaye'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)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.here: officials the
- Ezra 6:6אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔אʾafarsekhaye'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)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!here: officials the