Strong H783H783Gאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא

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

Artaxerxes: the Aramaic form used in Ezra 4:8, 11, 23; 6:14; and 7:12, 21. Current STEP identifies this form as H783B.

General definition

Of foreign origin;
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).