תִּפְתַּי
tiftay · magistrate
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H8614 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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tiftay (תִּפְתַּי) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “magistrate”.
Official of the law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin).
How to say it
tif·tay
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A legal official; the exact office is unknown.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Daniel 3:2
And King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
- Daniel 3:3
Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces were gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they were standing before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.