תִּרְשָׁתָא
Tirshâthâʼ · teer-shaw-thaw'
Tirshatha, the title of a Persian deputy or governor
Lexicon
Derivation: of foreign derivation;
Tirshatha, the title of a Persian deputy or governor
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tirshatha.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- 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
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest › to consume, to destroy › the mark, the covenant sign › strength, the leader
The mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest that works to consume, to destroy of the mark, the covenant sign of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תִּרְשָׁתָא 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the tirshatha2 · 40%
- the tirshatha2 · 40%
- which is the tirshatha1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.