Lexical Definition

‎תִּרְשָׁתָא‎ Tirshâthâʼ (teer-shaw-thaw') governor ^N:N-M-T
of foreign derivation

Tirshatha.

• Tirshatha, the title of a Persian deputy or governor

1) Tirshatha-governor
1a) a title used by the Persian governor in Judea
1a1) Nehemiah used this title

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תִּרְשָׁתָא‎ noun masculine Tirshathâ, title of Persian governor in Judaea, according to Mey^{Entstehung d. Jud. 194} and others = His Excellency (read Tarshathâ) otherwise Lag^{Symm. i. 60 (compare Arm. Stud. §§ 280, 1680)}. — As Mey^l.c., Scheft^{93 f.} (tarsvta, the feared, revered) Moss^{Hast. DB TIRSHATHA} Che^{Ency. Bib. ID}.; — ‎׳‎‎הַתּ‎ Ezra 2:63 = Neh 7:65; Neh 7:69* (Baer Gi; vNeh 7:70* van d. H.); of Nehemiah Neh 8:9; Neh 10:1*.

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