Strong H671H671Bאֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵא
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 some kind in Gentilic sense
Definition
Aramaic of a.phar.se.khay (אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא "governors" H671A)
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 H671B appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- apharsathchites1
First verses
- Ezra 4:9Then 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,