Strong's Lexicon Apharckay: Apharsachites Original Word: אֲפַרְסְכַי Word Origin: Derived from a root that is not clearly identified in the Hebrew Bible, possibly related to a regional or tribal designation. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Apharsachites in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific ethnic or tribal designation found in the Hebrew text. Usage: The term "Apharsachites" refers to a group of people mentioned in the context of the post-exilic period of Israel's history. They are listed among the peoples who opposed the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. Cultural and Historical Background: The Apharsachites were part of a larger group of peoples settled in the region of Samaria and surrounding areas during the Persian Empire's rule over the Near East. These groups were often in conflict with the returning Jewish exiles who sought to rebuild Jerusalem and its temple. The Persian Empire, under rulers like Cyrus and Darius, had a policy of allowing exiled peoples to return to their homelands, which included the Jews. However, the local populations, including the Apharsachites, sometimes resisted these efforts due to political, economic, and religious tensions. Brown-Driver-Briggs אֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6 #NAME? אֲפָֽרְסַתְּכָיֵא Ezra 4:9, proper name, plural of a people, so most hitherto, and still MeyEnst. J. 38 ff. (Persians), but many moderns think official title (HoffmZA ii. 54 Marquart64 JenThLZ, 1895, 509 Ency. Bib.:190 f.; plausible explanations are: AndrM 53* = Assyrian šuparša‡ (see Muss-ArnAssyrian Dict. 1098 š¹q¥ 3, general, IdAJSL xx (1904), 186 ff.); Scheft76 = Old Iranian aparasaraka, lesser ruler; IdMGWJ 47 (1903),315f. explained תְּכָיֵא- as Old Persian *aparaθrãka, lesser governor). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Apharsachites, Apharasthchites (Aramaic) or fapharcathkay (Aramaic) {af-ar-sath-kah'ee}; of foreign origin (only in the plural); an Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribe -- Apharsachites, Apharasthchites. Forms and Transliterations אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א אפרסכיא וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א ואפרסתכיא ’ă·p̄ar·sə·ḵā·yê ’ăp̄arsəḵāyê aFarsechaYe vaafarsatchaYe wa’ăp̄arsaṯḵāyê wa·’ă·p̄ar·saṯ·ḵā·yêLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 4:9 HEB: כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן דִּ֠ינָיֵא וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א NAS: the judges and the lesser governors, the officials, KJV: the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, INT: of their colleagues the judges and the lesser the officials the secretaries Ezra 5:6 Ezra 6:6 3 Occurrences |
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