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תִּרְשָׁתָא

tirshata · governor (Tirshatha)

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8660 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

tirshata (תִּרְשָׁתָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “governor (Tirshatha)”.

Tirshatha: a Persian title of the governor of the province of Judah. It is said of Nehemiah, and in Ezra 2:63 of the governor of that time.

How to say it

tir·sha·ta

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

  1. Persian title of Judah's ruler.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Ezra 2:63

    And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up for Urim and Thummim.

  • Nehemiah 7:65

    And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until the priest stood up for Urim and Thummim.

  • Nehemiah 7:70

    And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave for the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand drachmas of gold, fifty bowls, five hundred thirty tunics of priests.

  • Nehemiah 8:9

    And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who made the people understand, said to all the people, “This day is holy to YHWH your Elohim; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.

  • Nehemiah 10:1

    And on what was sealed: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,