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‖ tirshatha|tirˈʃaːθa|
[Heb. tirshāthā, a. OPersian tarsāta ‘his reverence’, in LXX ἀθερσασθά (-αθά), Vulg. athersatha (i.e. hat-tirshāthā).]
The title of an ancient Persian viceroy or prefect; applied in O.T. to Nehemiah.
1382Wyclif Ezra ii. 63 Athersatha [1388 Attersatha]. ― Neh. viii. 9 Athirsata. 1535Coverdale Ezra ii. 63 Hathirsatha. 1611Ibid., The Tirshatha. 1890Hunter After Exile II. ix. 192 He stood forward with all the authority that belonged to him as Tirshatha. 1902Hastings' Dict. Bible IV. 779 The Tirshatha appears to have been a royal commissioner..invested with the full powers of a satrap or viceroy, and employed on a special mission. |