תַּרְתָּן
tar.tan
“Tartan”
Definition
Tartan, an Assyrian
of foreign derivation;
- Tartan-field marshal, general, or commander 1a) a title used by the Assyrian military
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
N:N-M-T
N:N-M-T
Occurrences
תַּרְתָּן appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
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