Artaxerxes — the meaning of the Hebrew name אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא

אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא

ʼArtachshashtâʼ · pronounced ar-takh-shash-taw' · Strong's H783 · a man

Artaxerxes means Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings.

Strong's definition

or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא; or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings.

First appearance

Ezra 4:7 And 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Artaxerxes

14 occurrences in 14 verses — Ezra, Nehemiah

Ezra 4:7Ezra 4:8Ezra 4:11Ezra 4:23Ezra 6:14Ezra 7:1Ezra 7:7Ezra 7:11Ezra 7:12Ezra 7:21Ezra 8:1Neh 2:1Neh 5:14Neh 13:6

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