Lexical Definition
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא ʼArtachshashtâʼ (ar-takh-shash-taw') Artaxerxes N:N-M-P
or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא ʼArtachshashtᵉʼ (ar-takh-shasht'); or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא ʼArtachshaçtᵉʼ (ar-takh-shast'); of foreign origin
Artaxerxes.
- § Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter"
- Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא | of Artaxerxes | Ezra.7.7 • Neh.2.1 |
| לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא | of Artaxerxes | Neh.13.6 |
| לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא | of Artaxerxes | Neh.5.14 |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא | Artaxerxes | Ezra.8.1 |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא | Artaxerxes | Ezra.7.1 |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא | Artaxerxes | Ezra.4.7 |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ | Artaxerxes | Ezra.4.7 |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא | Artaxerxes | Ezra.7.11 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.6.14
- Also named: ar.tach.shash.ta (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא "Artaxerxes" אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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; ᵐ5L Αρταξερξης.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 4:7 · 4:8 · 4:11 · 4:23 · 6:14 · 7:1 · 7:11 · 7:12 · 7:21 · 8:1 |
| Nehemiah | 1:1 · 2:1 · 5:14 · 13:6 |
Profile
Male • Persian king • Persian king during Ezra and Nehemiah's time
Artaxerxes Longimanus, an emperor living at the time of Exile and Return
Artaxerxes was the Persian king who allowed Ezra and Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:1,11-12,21; Neh 2:1; 5:14).
- A king living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.7 (though some think this is another Artaxerxes);
- referred to as Artaxerxes אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא, or Artaxerxes אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא;
- son of Xerxes I or Ahasuerus אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ and Vashti וַשְׁתִּי;
- brother of Darius דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ.
Artaxerxes was a Persian king who ruled during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. In the seventh year of his reign, he authorized Ezra the priest and scribe to lead a group of Jewish exiles back to Jerusalem. Artaxerxes gave Ezra a letter granting him authority to teach the law, appoint magistrates and judges, and requisition supplies from the provincial treasuries. In Artaxerxes' twentieth year, his cupbearer Nehemiah learned that the walls of Jerusalem were broken down and asked the king for permission to return and rebuild them. Artaxerxes sent Nehemiah to Judah as governor, with letters authorizing him to obtain timber for the walls. He is probably to be identified with Artaxerxes I Longimanus, who ruled the Persian Empire from 465 to 424 BC.
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