Reference: Tirshatha
American
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.
See Verses Found in Dictionary
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
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.
See Verses Found in Dictionary
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Every day one ox, six select sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Despite all this I did not require the food allotted to the governor, for the work was demanding on this people.
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Some of the family leaders contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with 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.
See Verses Found in Dictionary
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
At that time Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues came to them and asked, "Who gave you authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?"
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Some of the family leaders contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,
These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priestly scribe.
On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius' second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak:
"Ask the following questions to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the remnant of the people:
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.
See Verses Found in Dictionary
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Some of the family leaders contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with 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.
See Verses Found in Dictionary
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Some of the family leaders contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,
These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priestly 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."
See Verses Found in Dictionary
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,