Strong H4990H4990Hמִתְרְדָת
Mithredath
One of the 2 senses of Strong H4990
- Transliteration
- mithredâth
- Pronunciation
- mith-red-awth'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.4.7
Meaning of the name
Mithredath = "given by Mithra"
General definition
Of Persian origin;
{Mithredath} the name of two Persians: - Mithredath.
{Mithredath} the name of two Persians: - Mithredath.
In the biblical story
Mithredath
A Persian official who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
Mithredath was one of the Persian officials who wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes, accusing the Jews of rebuilding Jerusalem's walls.
In the Bible
Strong H4990H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mithredath1
First verses
- Ezra 4:7And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.