Word Study · Strong's H8660 · Hebrew
תִּרְשָׁתָא
Tirshatha
teer-shaw-thaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Tirshâthâʼ
“Tirshatha, the title of a Persian deputy or governor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Tirshatha, the title of a Persian deputy or governor
Rendered in the KJV as
Tirshatha.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙2
- הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא1
- הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא1
- הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא1
How it is rendered · 2
- the governor4
- [was] the governor1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular5
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- HTd/Ncmsa · 5
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Where this word lives
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Nehemiah4 occurrences
- Nehemiah 7:65הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙hatirshata'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.here: the governor
- Nehemiah 7:70הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָאhatirshata'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSome 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.here: the governor
- Nehemiah 8:9הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאhatirshata'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNehemiah 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.here: [was] the governor
- Nehemiah 10:1הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָאhatirshata'the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,here: the governor