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Strong H6712 sensesאֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא

governors

Transliteration
'ăpharsekay 'ăpharsathkay
Pronunciation
{af-ar-sek-ah'ee} af-ar-sath-kah'ee

Meaning of the name

Apharsachites = "as causers of division (?)" Apharsathchites = "I will divide the deceivers (?)"

The 2 senses of Strong H671

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H671 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Apharsathchites: A group opposing the rebuilding of Jerusalem's templeH671A2 verses · Ezra
  2. Apharsathchites: A group opposing the rebuilding of Jerusalem's templeאֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵאH671B1 verse · Ezra

General definition

(Chaldee); of foreign origin (only in the plural); an Apharsekite or {Apharsathkite} an unknown Assyrian tribe: - {Apharsachites} Apharsathchites.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • apharsachites2
  • apharsathchites1

First verses

  1. Ezra 4:9
    Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
  2. Ezra 5:6
    The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
  3. Ezra 6:6
    Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: