Strong's Concordance
Transliteration: tirshatha
Definition (short): governor
Definition (full): (a person title) governor
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: of foreign origin
Definition: (a Pers. title) governor
NASB Translation: governor (5).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Of foreign derivation; the title of a Persian deputy or governor -- Tirshatha.
References
KJV:
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
NASB:
The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim.
KJV:
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
NASB:
The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim.
KJV:
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
NASB:
Some from among the heads of fathers' households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests' garments.
KJV:
And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
NASB:
Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.