Strong H8674תַּתְּנַי
Tattenai
- Transliteration
- tattenay
- Pronunciation
- tat-ten-ah'ee
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of foreign derivation;
{Tattenai} a Persian: - Tatnai.
{Tattenai} a Persian: - Tatnai.
Meaning of the name
Tatnai = "gift"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.3
In the biblical story
Tattenai
Persian governor who questioned the Jews' authority to rebuild
Tattenai was the Persian governor of the province Beyond the River who questioned the Jews' authority to rebuild the temple.
In the Bible
Strong H8674 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- tatnai4
First verses
- Ezra 5:3At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
- 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:
- Ezra 6:13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.