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Aramaic ‘ketiv’ (marginal note on original)

OSHB Ezra 4:23 ארתחששתא (ʼrtḩshshtʼ) Strongs=783 b
contextual word gloss=‘Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ'’
Aramaic Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Year=-522

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ארתחששתא (Aramaic Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘ארתחששתא’ (Aramaic Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) is always and only glossed as ‘Artaxerxes’.

EZRA 4:7 contextual word gloss=‘Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 4:7 word 10

OET-LV: 7 and_in_the _days _of ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Bishlām he _wrote Mitrədāt Ţₑⱱə^ʼēl and_the _rest _of his _associates _of_of to ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the _king _of Pāraş and_the _writing _of of_the _letter was_written ʼArāmīt and_it_was_translated ʼArāmīt. (EZR_4:7)

OET-RV: 7 And in the days of Persian King Artahshasta (Artaxerxes), Bishlam, Mitredat, Taveel and the rest of their companions wrote to the king. (The letter was written in Aramaic (Syrian) and using that alphabet). (EZR 4:7)

Hebrew words (13) other than ארתחששתא (Aramaic Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) with a gloss related to ‘Artaxerxes’

EZRA 4:7 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא (ʼartaḩshastāʼ) Lemma=‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא’ contextual word gloss=‘of_Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 4:7 word 2

EZRA 4:8 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא (ləʼartaḩshastəʼ) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, Artaxerxes’ morpheme glosses=‘to, Artaxerxes’ OSHB EZRA 4:8 word 11

OET-LV: 8 Rəḩūm master _of command and_Shimshay the_scribe they _wrote a _letter one concerning Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) to_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the_king as _follows. (EZR_4:8)

OET-RV: 8 Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshai the provincial secretary wrote a letter to King Artahshasta against Yerushalem as follows: (EZR 4:8)

EZRA 4:11 אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא (ʼartaḩshastəʼ) Lemma=‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא’ contextual word gloss=‘Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 4:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 This is_(the)_copy _of the _letter which they _sent to_him to ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the_king your(pl)_of_servants the _man _of the _region _beyond the_river and_now. (EZR_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 this is what the letter said that they sent to him:
¶ To Artahshasta (Artaxerxes) the king from your servants on this side of the river.
¶ And now (EZR 4:11)

EZRA 6:14 וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא (vəʼartaḩshastəʼ) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘דָּרְיָוֶשׁ’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, Artaxerxes’ morpheme glosses=‘and, Artaxerxes’ OSHB EZRA 6:14 word 20

OET-LV: 14 And_the _elders _of the _Yəhūdī/(Jews) were_building and_prospering by_the _prophesying _of Ḩaggay the_prophet and_Zəkar^yāh the _son _of ˊIddō and_they _built and_they _finished according _to the _decree _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_according_to _the _decree _of Kōresh/(Cyrus/Kōresh/(Coresh/Cyrus)) and_Dārəyāvesh and_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the _king _of Pāraş. (EZR_6:14)

OET-RV: 14 So the Jewish elders continued building, and they were encouraged by the prophesying of the prophet Haggai and Iddo’s son Zekaryah. As a result of the decrees of the Persian kings Koresh, and Dareyavesh and Artahshasta, they were able to fulfil God’s decree to rebuild the temple. (EZR 6:14)

EZRA 7:1 אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemma=‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא’ contextual word gloss=‘of_Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 7:1 word 5

OET-LV: 7 and_after the_things the_these in_the _reign _of ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the _king _of Pāraş ˊEzrāʼ the _son _of Sərā^yāh the _son _of ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Ḩilqiy^yāh. (EZR_7:1)

OET-RV: 7 Many years later in the reign of Persian King Artahshasta (Artaxerxes), Ezra (son of Serayah, son of Azaryah, son of Hilkiyyah, (EZR 7:1)

EZRA 7:7 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ləʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ OSHB EZRA 7:7 word 14

OET-LV: 7 and_they _came _up from_(the)_sons of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_from the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy and_the_singers and_the_gatekeepers and_the _temple_servants to Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) in_year seven of_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king. (EZR_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Some Israelis, including some priests and Levites, singers and gatekeepers, and some temple servants travelled to Yerushalem in the seventh year of Artahshasta’s reign. (EZR 7:7)

EZRA 7:11 אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemma=‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא’ contextual word gloss=‘Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 7:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 and_this is_(the)_copy _of the _letter which he _gave the_king ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ to_ˊEzrāʼ the_priest/officer the_scribe the _scribe _of the _matters _of the _commands _of YHWH and_his _of_regulations on Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EZR_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 King Artahshasta (Artaxerxes) had given a letter for Ezra the priest and scribe and expert in Yahweh’s commands and instructions to take with him, saying: (EZR 7:11)

EZRA 7:12 אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemma=‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא’ contextual word gloss=‘Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 7:12 word 1

OET-LV: 12 ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the _king _of (the)_kings to_ˊEzrāʼ the_priest the _scribe _of the _law of the _god _of the_heavens perfect and_now. (EZR_7:12)

OET-RV: 12 Artahshasta, the king of kings, to the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the god of heavens: Peace.
¶ Now, (EZR 7:12)

EZRA 7:21 אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemma=‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא’ contextual word gloss=‘Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 7:21 word 3

OET-LV: 21 And_from_me I ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the_king it _is _made a _decree to_all/each/any/every the_treasurers who are_in_the _region _beyond the_river that all _of that he_will _ask _you(pl)_for ˊEzrāʼ the_priest the _scribe _of the _law of the _god _of the_heavens diligently let _it _be _done. (EZR_7:21)

OET-RV: 21 And I, King Artahshasta make a decree for all the treasurers in the province west of the river: that you all diligently help with everything that the priest Ezra (the scribe of the law of the god of the heavens) asks from you all— (EZR 7:21)

EZRA 8:1 אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemma=‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא’ contextual word gloss=‘of_Artaxerxes’ word gloss=‘ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ’ OSHB EZRA 8:1 word 8

OET-LV: 8 and_these are_the _heads _of their _fathers _of_of and_their _genealogical_enrolment who_came_up with_me in_the _reign _of ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king from_Bāⱱel. (EZR_8:1)

OET-RV: 8 Now these are the family heads and their descendants by number who who went with me from Babylon to Yerushalem in the reign of King Artahshasta (Artaxerxes): (EZR 8:1)

NEH 2:1 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ləʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ OSHB NEH 2:1 word 6

OET-LV: 2 and_he/it _was in_the _month _of Nisan year _of twenty of_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king wine was_before _of_him and_I _took DOM the_wine and_I_gave_it to/for_the _king and_not I _had _been sad before_him. (NEH_2:1)

OET-RV: 2 In the spring of the twentieth year of King Artahshashta’s reign, I was serving wine to the king. I’d never looked sad before in his presence, (NEH 2:1)

NEH 5:14 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ləʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ OSHB NEH 5:14 word 16

OET-LV: 14 Also from_the_day when someone _appointed DOM_me to_be governor _of_their in_land of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_year _of twenty and_unto year _of thirty and_two of_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king years two _plus ten I and_my _of_brothers the _food _of the _governor not I _ate. (NEH_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 Also, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the Yehudah region (for the twelve years from the Persian King Artahshashta’s 20th year until his 32nd year), I myself didn’t accept the governor’s food allowance, nor did my relatives. (NEH 5:14)

NEH 13:6 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ləʼartaḩshaştəʼ) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ morpheme glosses=‘of, Artaxerxes’ OSHB NEH 13:6 word 10

OET-LV: 6 And_on/over_all this not I _was in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) if/because in_year thirty and_two of_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the _king _of Bāⱱel I _had _gone to the_king and_to_the_end _of days I _requested _leave _of _absence from the_king. (NEH_13:6)

OET-RV: 6 During all that period, I hadn’t been in Yerushalem because I’d returned to the Babylonian king in the 32nd year of Artahshashta’s reign (Artaxerxes). However, after a while I requested leave again from the king (NEH 13:6)