Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H783 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַרתַּחשַׁשׁתָּא אַרתַּחשַׁשׁתּא |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | of foreign origin |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 17 |
| Transliteration: | Artachshashta |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ar-takh-shash-taw' (or mArtachshasht {ar-takh- shasht'} or by permutation gArtachshactu {ar-takh-shast'};) n/p. |
| Meaning: | 1. Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings |
| KJV Renderings: | Artaxerxes. |
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אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא proper name, masculine Artaxerxes (Persian Artakhshatrâ , SpiegAPK 68, 207 ᵐ5 Ἀρταξερξης, compare BeRy on Ezra 4:23; Ezra 7:1f.; Neh 1:1) ׳ א Ezra 4:7 see BD102; אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא Ezra 4:7, אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא Ezra 7:1; Ezra 7:11; Ezra 8:1; Neh 2:1; Neh 5:14; Neh 13:6 Artaxerxes I, or Longimanus, son & successor of Xerxes, reigned B.C. 465-424.
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא proper name, masculine of king, Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:23; Ezra 6:14 = שַׁסְתְּא- Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21 (Biblical Hebrew שַׁשְׂתָּא -; Egyptian Aramaic ארתחשסש RES438, S-CB2+; see also AndrM 54* Schefti. 79); — Αρσαρθα, Α(ρ )σαθαθα, Αρθασαθα; ᵐ5 L Αρταξερξης.
