Reference: Tirshatha
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Perhaps meaning severe or august, a title of honor borne by Zerubbabel and Nehemiah as Persian governors of Judea, Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65.
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And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.
And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there came up a Priest with light and perfectness.
Easton
a word probably of Persian origin, meaning "severity," denoting a high civil dignity. The Persian governor of Judea is so called (Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65,70). Nehemiah is called by this name in Ne 8:9; 10:1, and the "governor" (pehah) in Ne 5:18. Probably, therefore, tirshatha=pehah=the modern pasha.
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And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.
And there was prepared me daily an ox, and six chosen sheep, and birds, and once in every ten days a great sum of wine. Yet required not I the living of a captain for the bondage was grievous unto the people.
And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there came up a Priest with light and perfectness.
And certain of the ancient fathers gave unto the work. Hathirsatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams, fifty basens, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
These sealers were: Nehemiah, that is Hathirsatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
Fausets
The official title of the Persian governor of Judaea (Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65,70); applied to Nehemiah (Ne 8:9; 10:1); also to Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:63). From a Persian root, "his severity." Like the German title of consuls of free and imperial cities, gestrenger herr. So "our most dread sovereign." Pecheh (our pasha) is the title of Nehemiah in Ne 12:26; Hag 1:1; 2:2; Ezr 5:3; implying governor of a province less than a satrapy.
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And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.
And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.
At the same time came to them Tattenai, which was the captain on this side the water, and Shetharbozenai, and their counselors, and said thus unto them, "Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up the walls thereof?"
And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there came up a Priest with light and perfectness.
And certain of the ancient fathers gave unto the work. Hathirsatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams, fifty basens, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
These sealers were: Nehemiah, that is Hathirsatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
These were in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the captain and of the priest Ezra the scribe.
In the second year of king Darius, in the sixth month, the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the Prophet Haggai, unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel the prince of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jozadak the high priest, saying,
"Speak to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel prince of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jozadak the high priest, and to the residue of the people, and say,
Hastings
A Persian word = 'His Excellency,' or more probably 'His Reverence,' mentioned Ezr 2:63 (= Ne 7:65), Ne 7:70; 8:9; 10:1. In the first three passages he is unnamed, but is apparently Zerubbabel; in the last two he is Nehemiah. The title is used interchangeably with the Assyrian pechah or 'governor,' of which it may be the Persian equivalent, and apparently represents a plenipotentiary appointed for a special mission.
C. W. Emmet.
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And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.
And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there came up a Priest with light and perfectness.
And certain of the ancient fathers gave unto the work. Hathirsatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams, fifty basens, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
These sealers were: Nehemiah, that is Hathirsatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
Morish
Tirsha'tha
Persian title given to Nehemiah. Ne 8:9; 10:1. In Ezr 2:63, and Ne 7:65,70, the same title doubtless refers to Zerubbabel. In the margin it reads 'governor.' It is thought to be similar to the modern word Pasha. This is confirmed by the Hebrew word (pechah), used for the title of Nehemiah in Ne 12:26, and elsewhere for the Persian governors.
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And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.
And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there came up a Priest with light and perfectness.
And certain of the ancient fathers gave unto the work. Hathirsatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams, fifty basens, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
These sealers were: Nehemiah, that is Hathirsatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
These were in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the captain and of the priest Ezra the scribe.
Smith
(always written with the article), the title of the governor of Judea under the Persians, perhaps derived from a Persian root signifying stern, severe, is added as a title after the name of Nehemiah,
and occurs also in three other places. In the margin of the Authorized Version
it is rendered "governor."
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And Hathirsatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy, till there rose up a priest with the light and perfectness.
And Hathirsatha said unto them that they should not eat of the most holy, till there came up a Priest with light and perfectness.
And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
These sealers were: Nehemiah, that is Hathirsatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
These sealers were: Nehemiah, that is Hathirsatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,