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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Tirshatha
A Persian word for the governor of Judah, not a name. It is used of Nehemiah, and on one reading of Zerubbabel.
First, in plain English
A Persian word for the governor of Judah, not a name. It is used of Nehemiah, and on one reading of Zerubbabel.
Who this is
Tirshatha was a Persian-derived title for the governor of Judah under Persian rule, applied to both Nehemiah and, in some readings, Zerubbabel, rather than being a personal name.
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The word
H8660
Where it appears
- Ezra 2:63
- Nehemiah 7:65
- Nehemiah 7:70
- Nehemiah 8:9
- Nehemiah 10:1
