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אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא

Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings

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אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא H783

What does אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא mean in the Bible?

אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא is a Hebrew word meaning "Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא mean in the Bible?

אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא is a Hebrew word meaning "Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings".

How does the BSB render H783?

The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Artaxerxes (12), and Artaxerxes (1), of Artaxerxes (1), of Artaxerxes [king] (1).

Where does אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (12), Nehemiah (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Artaxerxes 12× Ezra 4:7, Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:23
and Artaxerxes 1× Ezra 6:14
of Artaxerxes 1× Ezra 7:1
of Artaxerxes [king] 1× Ezra 4:7
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:7 אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא to of Artaxerxes [king] Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 4:7 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא to Artaxerxes Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 4:8 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא to Artaxerxes Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 4:11 אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא to Artaxerxes Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 4:23 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא to Artaxerxes Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 6:14 וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא to and Artaxerxes Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 7:1 אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא to of Artaxerxes Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 7:7 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא to Artaxerxes Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 7:11 אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא to Artaxerxes Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 7:12 אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא to Artaxerxes Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Ezra 4:7
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 2
Ezra 12 Nehemiah 3
Source forms
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא 2x ʾar·taḥ·šaś·tå̄ Ezra 4:7, Ezra 4:23
לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא 2x lə·’ar·taḥ·šast Ezra 7:7, Nehemiah 2:1
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא 1x ’ar·taḥ·šast Ezra 7:1
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא 1x ’ar·taḥ·šast Ezra 7:11
אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא 1x ’ar·taḥ·šast Ezra 7:12
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא 1x ’ar·taḥ·šast Ezra 7:21
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא 1x ’ar·taḥ·šast Ezra 8:1
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא 1x ’ar·taḥ·šaśt Ezra 4:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 9x Ezra 4:7, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:1
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Ezra 4:8, Ezra 7:7, Nehemiah 2:1, Nehemiah 5:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Ezra 6:14
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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