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Ezra 7:12

“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּאʼArtachshashtâʼ · ar-takh-shash-taw'
H783 · Aramaic

Definition: Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
Derivation: or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא; or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא; of foreign origin;
KJV renderings: Artaxerxes.
Grammar: אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא — proper noun
Code ANp
Usage: Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 4:7 Ezra 4:7 Ezra 4:7 Ezra 4:8 Ezra 4:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא here.

Verse 11 Verse 13

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.