What does תַּרְתָּן (tarĕtān) mean in the Bible?
תַּרְתָּן (tarĕtān): Assyrian military officer title meaning field-marshal, appearing in Isaiah's account of Sennacherib's invasion
Hebrew · H8661
תַּרְתָּן
Tartan , an Assyrian
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תַּרְתָּן H8661
Pronunciation tarĕtān
What does תַּרְתָּן (tarĕtān) mean in the Bible?
תַּרְתָּן (tarĕtān): Assyrian military officer title meaning field-marshal, appearing in Isaiah's account of Sennacherib's invasion
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8661?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include that the chief commander (1), the Tartan (1).
Where does תַּרְתָּן (tarĕtān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 18:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1).
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 that the chief commander 1× Isaiah 20:1
the Tartan 1× 2 Kings 18:17
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Usage map
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First aligned row 2 Kings 18:17
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
2 Kings 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
תַרְתָּן֙ 1x ṯar·tān Isaiah 20:1
תַּרְתָּ֥ן 1x tar·tān 2 Kings 18:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 20:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Assyrian military officer title meaning field-marshal, appearing in Isaiah's account of Sennacherib's invasion
Source Gloss
Tartan , an Assyrian
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Assyrian military officer title meaning field-marshal, appearing in Isaiah's account of Sennacherib's invasion
Tartan, an Assyrian BDB: field-marshal Usage: Tartan.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּרְתָּן is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain