Lexical Definition

‎אַפְּתֹם‎ ʼappᵉthôm (ap-pe-thome') revenue A:N-M
(Aramaic) of Persian origin

revenue.

1) treasury, treasuries
2) (CLBL) revenue

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם and certainly Ezra.4.13

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַפְּתֹם‎ or ‎אַפְּתוֺם‎ (so editions: > Gi Baer from MSS, ‎אַפְּתֹס‎) Ezra 4:13 ‎מַלְכִים‎ ‎׳‎‎וְא‎ ‎תְּהַנְוִק‎; of uncertain meaning: Thes NaugJBW 1853, 156 in the end (from Pahlavi afdom, Persian end); Scheft79 treasuries (from Zend pathm¹, plural of pathma, treasury, √ path, to fill up), will endamage the treasuries of kings. [‎אֶצְבַּע‎] see ‎צכע‎. ‎אַרְבַּע‎ see ‎רבע‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Ezra 4:13