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SHETHAR-BOZENAI, SHETHAR-BOZNAI

she'-thar-boz'-e-ni, she'-thar-boz'-ni, -boz'-na-i, (shethar boznay, meaning uncertain): The name of a Persian (?) official mentioned with Tattenai in connection with the correspondence with Darius relative to the rebuilding of the Temple (Ezra 5:3, 6; Ezra 6:6, 12; Codex Vaticanus Satharbouzan; Codex Alexandrinus Satharbouzanai, in Ezra 5:3; Ezra 6:13; Satharbouzanes, in Ezra 5:6; Satharbouzane, in Ezra 6:6; Lucian, throughout, Tharbouzanaios), called in 1 Esdras 6:3, 7, 27; 7:1 "Shathrabuzanes."

Among the conjectures as to the meaning and derivation of the name, the following may be mentioned:

(1) Shethar-boznai may be a corruption of metharboznay = Mithrobouzanes, Old Persian Mithrobauzana-i.e. "Mithra is deliverer."

(2) shathar is identical with the Old Persian Tsithra ("seed," "brilliance"); names have been found that are confounded with this word.

(3) shethar bowzenay may be a title, but sethar, must then be read for shethar.

(4) shethar boznay is equivalent to the Old Persian Sethrabuzana, "empire-delivering"; compare Encyclopedia Biblica, article "Shethar-boznai," and Brown, Driver, and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament.

Horace J. Wolf

Thesaurus

Shetharbozenai (4 Occurrences)
... Old Testament. Horace J. Wolf. Multi-Version Concordance Shetharbozenai (4
Occurrences). Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai ...
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Tattenai (4 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/t/tattenai.htm - 8k

Colleagues (8 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/c/colleagues.htm - 8k

Associates (26 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/a/associates.htm - 14k

Shethar (3 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/s/shethar.htm - 8k

Trans-euphrates (12 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/t/trans-euphrates.htm - 9k

Companions (58 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/c/companions.htm - 23k

Bozenai (2 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/b/bozenai.htm - 7k

Apharsachites (2 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and
Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the ...
/a/apharsachites.htm - 8k

Province (66 Occurrences)
... Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River,
and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a ...
/p/province.htm - 38k

Bible Concordance

Shetharbozenai (4 Occurrences)

Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
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Ezra 5:6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king;
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Ezra 6:6 Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.
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Ezra 6:13 Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.
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Shetharbozenai

Related Terms

Tattenai (4 Occurrences)

Colleagues (8 Occurrences)

Associates (26 Occurrences)

Shethar (3 Occurrences)

Trans-euphrates (12 Occurrences)

Companions (58 Occurrences)

Bozenai (2 Occurrences)

Apharsachites (2 Occurrences)

Province (66 Occurrences)