Strong H671H671Aאֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא
governors
One of the 2 senses of Strong H671
- Transliteration
- 'ăpharsekay 'ăpharsathkay
- Pronunciation
- {af-ar-sek-ah'ee} af-ar-sath-kah'ee
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
The Apharsathchites were a group that opposed the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem during the time of Ezra (<ref="Ezra 4:9; 5:6; 6:6">Ezra 4:9; 5:6; 6:6</ref>).
Meaning of the name
Apharsachites = "as causers of division (?)" Apharsathchites = "I will divide the deceivers (?)"
General definition
(Chaldee); of foreign origin (only in the plural); an Apharsekite or {Apharsathkite} an unknown Assyrian tribe: - {Apharsachites} Apharsathchites.
In the biblical story
Apharasthchite
Apharsathchites: A group opposing the rebuilding of Jerusalem's temple
The Apharsathchites were a group that opposed the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem during the time of Ezra (<ref="Ezra 4:9; 5:6; 6:6">Ezra 4:9; 5:6; 6:6</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong H671A appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- apharsachites2
First verses
- Ezra 5:6The 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:
- Ezra 6:6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: