Of foreign derivation; the title of a Persian deputy or governor -- Tirshatha.
Englishman's Concordance
1) Tirshatha - governor 1a) a title used by the Persian governor in Judea 1a1) Nehemiah used this title Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: of foreign derivation Same Word by TWOT Number: 2548
Brown-Driver-Briggs
תִּרְשָׁתָאnoun masculineTirshathâ, title of Persian governor in Judaea, according to MeyEntstehung d. Jud. 194 and others=His Excellency (read Tarshathâ) otherwise LagSymm. i. 60 (compare Arm. Stud. §§ 280, 1680). — As Meyl.c., Scheft93f. (tarsvta, the feared, revered) MossHast. DB TIRSHATHA CheEncy. Bib. ID.; — ׳הַתּEzra 2:63=Nehemiah 7:65,69 (Baer Gi; Nehemiah 7:70 van d. H.); of Nehemiah Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1.
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 8660. tirshatha — 5 Occurrences
Ezra 2:63 HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ לָהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר NAS:The governor said KJV:And the Tirshatha said INT: said the governor after should not
Nehemiah 7:65 HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ לָהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר NAS:The governor said KJV:And the Tirshatha said INT: said the governor after should not
Nehemiah 7:70 HEB:נָתְנ֖וּ לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא נָתַ֣ן לָאוֹצָ֗ר NAS: to the work. The governor gave KJV: unto the work. The Tirshatha gave INT: gave the work the Tirshatha gave to the treasure
Nehemiah 8:9 HEB:נְחֶמְיָ֣ה ה֣וּא הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא וְעֶזְרָ֣א הַכֹּהֵ֣ן ׀ NAS: who was the governor, and Ezra KJV: And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra INT: Nehemiah who was the governor and Ezra the priest
Nehemiah 10:1 HEB:הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים נְחֶמְיָ֧ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־ חֲכַלְיָ֖ה NAS: document [were the names of]: Nehemiah the governor, the son KJV: [were], Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son INT: the sealed Nehemiah the governor the son of Hacaliah
