אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא
ar.tach.shash.taProper Noun (Masculine)H0783
Artaxerxes
From: or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא; or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא; of foreign origin;
Short Definition
Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Also named: ar.tach.shash.ta (*אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא *"Artaxerxes" H0783) § Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter" son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
14 timesAppears 14 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezra
11
Nehemiah
3
Key Passages
- Ezra 4:7
- Ezra 4:11
- Ezra 6:14
- Ezra 7:7
- Ezra 7:12
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