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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5406 - נִשְׁתְּוָן

Transliteration

nishtᵉvân

Phonetics

nish-tev-awn'

Origin

probably of Persian origin

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1439

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

letter

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1297 ‑ διάταγμα (dee‑at'‑ag‑mah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Ezra 2

BSB (2)

Ezra 2

CSB (2)

Ezra 2

ESV (2)

Ezra 2

KJV (2)

Ezra 2

LEB (2)

Ezra 2

LSB (2)

Ezra 2

N95 (2)

Ezra 2

NAS (2)

Ezra 2

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Ezra 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

4013) n f t s n (נסהתונ NShTWN) - Letter: (origin: Persian) KJV (5): letter - Strongs: H5406 (נִשְׁתְּוָן), H5407 (נִשְׁתְּוָן)

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).

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