8614. tiphtaye
Strong's Lexicon
tiphtaye: Tiphtaye

Original Word: תִּפְתַּי
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tiphtay
Pronunciation: tif-tah-YEH
Phonetic Spelling: (tif-tah'-ee)
Definition: Tiphtaye
Meaning: judicial, a lawyer

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root פָּתָה (pathah), meaning "to open" or "to be spacious."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Tiphtaye, the concept of openness or spaciousness can be related to Greek words like πλατύς (platys), meaning "broad" or "wide."

Usage: Tiphtaye is a proper name used in the Hebrew Bible. It is not a common name and appears in genealogical contexts. The name may imply a sense of openness or spaciousness, possibly reflecting a characteristic or aspiration associated with the individual or family line.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of personal characteristics, divine encounters, or prophetic insights. The root פָּתָה (pathah) suggests a sense of openness or expansion, which could have been a desirable trait or blessing in the context of family lineage and inheritance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) of uncertain derivation
Definition
(title of an official) perhaps magistrates
NASB Translation
magistrates (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תִּפְתָּיֵא Kt, תָּאֵי- Qr, noun masculine plural name of the official Daniel 3:2,3(so Egyptian Aramaic RÉS361B 4 דיניא תיפתיא וגושכיא; meaning unknown, conjectures in Bev, Behrm, compare Dr).

[תַּקִּיף] see תְּקִף. below

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sheriff

(Aramaic) perhaps from shaphat; judicial, i.e. A lawyer -- sheriff.

see HEBREW shaphat

Forms and Transliterations
תִּפְתָּיֵ֔א תִּפְתָּיֵ֗א תפתיא tiftaYe tip̄·tā·yê tip̄tāyê
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Englishman's Concordance
Daniel 3:2
HEB: גְדָ֨בְרַיָּ֤א דְּתָבְרַיָּא֙ תִּפְתָּיֵ֔א וְכֹ֖ל שִׁלְטֹנֵ֣י
NAS: the judges, the magistrates and all
KJV: the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all
INT: the treasurers the judges the magistrates and all the rulers

Daniel 3:3
HEB: גְדָבְרַיָּא֩ דְּתָ֨בְרַיָּ֜א תִּפְתָּיֵ֗א וְכֹל֙ שִׁלְטֹנֵ֣י
NAS: the judges, the magistrates and all
KJV: the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all
INT: the treasurers the judges the magistrates and all the rulers

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8614
2 Occurrences


tip̄·tā·yê — 2 Occ.















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