אחשדרפן

Hebrew

Etymology

    From Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā), cognate to English satrap.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפָּן • (aḥashdarpán) m (plural indefinite אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים, plural construct אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי־)

    1. satrap
      • Tanach, Esther 9:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
        וְכָל־שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים וְהַפַּחוֹת וְעֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ מְנַשְּׂאִים אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים כִּי־נָפַל פַּחַד־מָרְדֳּכַי עֲלֵיהֶם׃
        v-khol saréi ha-mdinót v-ha-aḥashdarpením v-ha-paḥót v-'oséi ha-mlakhá ashér la-mélekh mnas'ím et ha-yhudím ki nafál páḥad Mordokhái 'aleihém.
        And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king’s business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.

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