אֲחַשְׁתָּרָןʼăchashtârân
royal (Esther 8:10; Esther 8:14)
Pronunciation: akh-ash-taw-rawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H327
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Esther 8:10 The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s signet ring. Mordecai sent the dispatches by swift messengers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king’s service.
- Esther 8:14 So urged on by the king’s command, the messengers rode out swiftly on fast horses bred for the king’s service. The same decree was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).