תִּרְשָׁתָאTirshâthâʼ
Tirshathâ, title of Persian governor in Judaea (Ezra 2:63; Nehemiah 7:65; Nehemiah 7:69; Nehemiah 7:70; Nehemiah 8:9)
Pronunciation: teer-shaw-thaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8660
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 2:63 The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.
- Nehemiah 7:65 The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.
- Nehemiah 7:70 Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins, 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests.
- Nehemiah 8:9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God.” For the people had all been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.
- Nehemiah 10:1 The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah.
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).