Strong H783H783Bאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא
Artaxerxes
One of the 4 senses of Strong H783
- Transliteration
- 'artachshashtâ' 'artachshasht'
- Pronunciation
- {ar-takh-shash-taw'} ar-takh-shasht'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.7
Aramaic of ar.tach.shash.ta (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא "Artaxerxes" H783H)
Aramaic of ar.tach.shash.ta (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא "Artaxerxes" H783H)
Meaning of the name
Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter"
General definition
Of foreign origin;
Artachshasta (or {Artaxerxes}) a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings: - Artaxerxes.
Artachshasta (or {Artaxerxes}) a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings: - Artaxerxes.
In the biblical story
Artaxerxes
Persian king during Ezra and Nehemiah's time
Artaxerxes was the Persian king who allowed Ezra and Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:1,11-12,21; Neh 2:1; 5:14).
In the Bible
Strong H783B appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- artaxerxes6
First verses
- Ezra 4:8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
- Ezra 4:11This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
- Ezra 4:23Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
- Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
- Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
- Ezra 7:21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,