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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5406 - נִשְׁתְּוָן
Transliteration
nishtᵉvân
Phonetics
nish-tev-awn'
Root Word (Etymology)
probably of Persian origin
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
1439
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) letter
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results
KJV (2)
Ezra
2
NAS (2)
Ezra
2
HCS (2)
Ezra
2
BSB (2)
Ezra
2
ESV (2)
Ezra
2
WEB (1)
Ezra
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
נִשְׁתְּוָן noun [masculine] letter (usually derived from Persian , i.e. writing, Hoffm ZA ii (1887), 52 yet compare Meyer Judenthum 22); — absolute ׳נ Ezra 4:7; Ezra 7:11.
נתב (√ of following; Arabic swell forth, become prominent, protuberant, Lane2760).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
נִשְׁתְּוָן m. Hebr. and Chald. a letter, Ezra 4:7, 18 Ezra 4:18, 23 Ezra 4:23, 5:5 7:11. The derivation appears to be from the Pers. نبشتن nobishten, نوشتن, نوستن i.e. to write; a sibilant letter being transposed.
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List of Word Forms
הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן הנשתון han·niš·tə·wān hannishteVan hanništəwān