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H783

אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא

ʼArtachshashtâʼ · ar-takh-shash-taw'

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

Lexicon

Derivation: or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא; or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא; of foreign origin;

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

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: Artaxerxes.

Letters

א
Alef
ר
Resh
ת
Tav
ח
Het
ש
Shin
ש
Shin
ת
Tav
א
Alef
  1. אAlef1

    Picture: ox head

    Concrete
    ox · bull · cattle
    Extended
    strength · leader · first · the one in front
  2. רResh200

    Picture: a human head

    Concrete
    head · face · person
    Extended
    first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
  3. תTav400

    Picture: a crossed mark

    Concrete
    mark · sign · cross · signature
    Extended
    a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
  4. חHet8

    Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure

    Concrete
    wall · fence · tent wall
    Extended
    to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
  5. שShin300

    Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)

    Concrete
    teeth · sharp · press · bow
    Extended
    to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
  6. שShin300

    Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)

    Concrete
    teeth · sharp · press · bow
    Extended
    to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
  7. תTav400

    Picture: a crossed mark

    Concrete
    mark · sign · cross · signature
    Extended
    a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
  8. אAlef1

    Picture: ox head

    Concrete
    ox · bull · cattle
    Extended
    strength · leader · first · the one in front

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

strength, the leader › the head, the highest › the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy › to consume, to destroy › the mark, the covenant sign › strength, the leader

Strength, the leader of the head, the highest of the mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy that works to consume, to destroy of the mark, the covenant sign of strength, the leader.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • of artaxerxes7 · 47%
  • artaxerxes4 · 27%
  • unto artaxerxes1 · 7%
  • to artaxerxes1 · 7%
  • even unto artaxerxes1 · 7%
  • and artaxerxes1 · 7%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא2לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא1אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ1אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא1אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא1אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא1אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ1אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא1לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא1וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא1אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא1אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance