H4990: מִתְרְדָת
Mithrᵉdâth · pronounced mith-red-awth' · “Mithredath”
Definition
Mithredath, the name of two Persians
KJV translates it as: Mithredath.
Word origin: of Persian origin;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.1.8
§ Mithredath = "given by Mithra"
1) treasurer of king Cyrus of Persia
2) a Persian officer stationed at Samaria in the time of Artaxerxes
§ Mithredath = "given by Mithra"
1) treasurer of king Cyrus of Persia
2) a Persian officer stationed at Samaria in the time of Artaxerxes
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4990 is translated
- mithredath ×2
Bible verses with H4990 (Mithrᵉdâth)
Mithrᵉdâth appears in 2 verses.
- Ezra 1:8
Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
- Ezra 4:7
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.