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Saturday, July 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Tirshatha
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Tirshatha. (always written with the article). The title of the governor of Judea, under the Persians, perhaps derived from a Persian root signifying, stern, severe, and it is added as a title, after the name of Nehemiah, Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1 and occurs also, in three other places. In the margin of the Authorized Version, Ezra 2:63; Nehemiah 7:65; Nehemiah 10:1, it is rendered as "governor".
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Tirshatha'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/t/tirshatha.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Tirshatha'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/t/tirshatha.html. 1901.
