Apharsite — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲפָרְסַי

אֲפָרְסַי

ʼĂphârᵉçay · pronounced af-aw-re-sah'ee · Strong's H670 · a man

Apharsite means (Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural).

Strong's definition

(Aramaic) of foreign origin (only in the plural); an Apherasite or inhabitant of an unknown region of Assyria.

First appearance

Ezra 4:9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, (KJV)

Every verse that names Apharsite

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Ezra

Ezra 4:9

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