Lexical Definition

‎שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי‎ Shᵉthar Bôwzᵉnay (sheth-ar' bo-zen-ah'-ee) Shethar-bozenai ^N:N-M-P
of foreign derivation

Shetharboznai.

• § Shethar-boznai = "star of splendour"
• Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer

1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שְׁתַר בּוֺזְנַי‎ proper name, masculine Persian official Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 6:13 Σαθαρβουζανα (αι, ε, ης); ᵐ5^L Σαθραβωζαης (Andr^{M 87 *} proposes ‎׳‎‎מתרב‎, Greek Μιθροβουζάνης, = Old Iranian *Mithrabauzana, Mithra is delieverer (or the like), Mey^{Entst, J.32}; Scheft^{92 f.} Old Iranian Šêtharabûzana, empire-delivering; Wkl^{MVAG 1887, 281 f.} conjecture a title).

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Male • Persian official • Persian official who questioned the Jews' temple rebuilding

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Shethar-bozenai, a Persian official who questioned the legitimacy of the Jews' efforts to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3;
• only referred to as Shethar-bozenai שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי.

Shethar-bozenai was a Persian official who, along with Tattenai the governor and their associates, questioned the Jews' authority to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 5:3). They sent a letter to King Darius, inquiring about the legitimacy of the Jews' actions (Ezra 5:6). In response, Darius issued a decree confirming the Jews' right to rebuild the temple and instructing Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues not to interfere (Ezra 6:6). Upon receiving the king's decree, Shethar-bozenai and the others diligently carried out the order, allowing the Jews to continue their work on the temple (Ezra 6:13). Shethar-bozenai's actions demonstrate the challenges faced by the Jews in their efforts to restore their religious and cultural identity after the Babylonian exile, as well as the role of Persian authorities in shaping the course of Jewish history during this period.

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